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The Huron Expositor, 1984-09-26, Page 3NEWS AND FEATURES THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 26, 1984 — A3 Apples, sausage part of Ciderfest Ciderfest, an annual event sponsored by the Van Egmond Foundation, is celebrat- ing its 10th anniversary. And this year will be like any other Ciderfest—the main attraction being app es, •cider, and saus- age, Dorothy Williams, member of the Van Egmond Foundatio was one of the organizers of the firs Ciderfest. It was held on Nov, 17 and it wa a beautiful day, says Dorothy. The event as first started when Dr. Roger Whitman thought there should be an event where apples could be used in some way. Taking that idea, Jerry Martene set up his cider press on the lawn of the Van Egmond house. Dorothy and several others, dusted off an old sausage maker, set it up in the kitchen and made sausage. "We sold it and had a picnic," says Dorothy. "Pat Armes sold cider, and cookiesin the livingroom; Evelyn Hardie of Goderich gave spinning demonstrations; and we had a steam engine outside. When the steam whistle blew, it scared the daylights out of the whole town of Seaforth. The idea was to do something to raise money for the house, use apples, and basically get known throughout the coun- try. That first year we raised $450 and thought we -had the world by the tail." Betty Cardno was there when the first Ciderfest was held and her only disappoint- ment is that other groups haven't joined with the Van Egmond Foundation to make a big day of Ciderfest, "But we've been lucky. We've had good crowds. Overall, it's been a pretty successful day. It's been a good event for the Van Egmond house," says Betty. In retrospect, she says if the foundation •had gotten together with other clubs in Seaforth, Ciderfest could have been a good event for the town --like the Maple Syrup Festival is to Elmira. This year, the Ciderfest format has changed slightly. Instead of a two day event, it, will be held one day," Sunday afternoon. The number of volunteers are few and Betty feels a one day event is better so as not to split up the crowd or the helpers. GOOD YEARS "We've had 10 years and they've^been CONSUMER/ FROM PAGE TWO surroundings in which they are presented wilt imply truth and honesty to these children. Yes the pork producers are right, the films should have a strong impact on them. The potential return for the advertising expense is great. The question is, are we trying to teach our children or are we trying to condition them • like Pavlov did with }lis dogs. If we wish them to learn the nutritional benefits of meats, we should let the teachers prepare the lessons. If the pork prod cers wish to advertise their product, let them do. it on television, radio or the newspapers. They can join the lineup.of parties with vested interests who are trying to promote an idea. 1 fully endorse the idea of teaching agriculture in schools. But those lessons should not be prepared by an advertising agency. They should be prepared by a responsible person with. a subject to teach, rather than a product to sell. The film the pork producers have made can still be used. It is very entertaining. The proper place for it is on television with other commercials, or on a display at the fairs held throughout the country. it also could be used in conjunction with promotional material presented at ladies groups. It will have many uses, bet it can be used best, outside of the school system.. ZONING /FROM PAGE ONE recognizing something that's already been there," said Mr. Scott. "Lower property values is only a mental perception." The CN railway underpass is considered a bottleneck as far as the flood plain is concerned. The underpass problem was raised at the open house. "Council has approached the CN but we've had no results. The best avenue is to approach the CN again and to bring it up with the ministry to get results," said Mr. Martin. "But what really surprised me about the open house. was how few zoning objections we had," he said. One concerned proper( Her, Frank Phillips, said he at the open house that the zoning bylaw as it stands and the flood plain napping, wouldn't affect proper- ty values. "I don't think that's true," he said. "Real estate agents have lost sales because of the flood plain." was told it will be the mental attitude of ,he buyer that affects values. I wasn't pleased with the, open house. 1 learned nothing and gained nothing. All I know is that if you want to build in the flood plain, the stipulations are quite severe," he said. WEATHER/FROM PAGE ONE "All the money we get is for the promotion of agriculture. Any what's left over goes back into the fairgrounds for further improvements. This year, we had the best fairgrounds we've ever had," he said. There was a good number of entries in the ladies division at the fair, said Mary Fotheringham, president. And again, arts and crafts, baking and vegetable competi- tions proved most popular. "We had about the same number of participants as other years, but we did have some new exhibitors," she said. Mrs. Fotheringham agreed with Mr. Broadfoot, that the weather was "too nice" The ladies division of the society sold refreshments and food at their booth near the race track, "It went pretty well, We had a big run on Friday because of the 4•H competition." In the Canada Packers quilt competition. Mrs. Fotheringham's entry. Morning Glory, took first place. Her quilt will be judged in the District #8 competition and if it wins, will rto to Toronto for final judging. The number of babies in the baby competition was down from last year, but this could be due to lower attendance figures, said Mrs. Fotheringham. There were 12 babies in the six months and under division, Heather Kerslake, daughter of Greg and Peggy Kerslake of RR 2, Staffa, won first. Second were Jeremy Blake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Blake of Clinton; and third was Trevor Coombs, son of Rick and Lynn Coombs of Seaforth. Four babies were entered in the six month to one year division. First was Craig Hildebrand, son of Danielle and Ron Hildebrand of Seaforth. Krystal Barry, daughter of Jim and Yvonne Barry of Seaforth was second and David Dale, son of Susan Dale of Seaforth, was third. Each baby entered, received a silver dollar. In addition to other prizes, the first place winner received a spoon and $7. "The weather affected our fair, but it was good for agriculture. And that's why we're in agriculture," said Mr. Broadfoot. IMMERSION/FAOM PAGE ONE program in several aspects of measured English skills, "Of course anyone can say that isn't true. But who can really look at any student and say he or she'd be in a different position if they had or hadn't done certain things." he said. Concern that students in the French immersion program might be secluded from activities on the playground was also refuted by the committee. "We've seen no reason to believe that immersion classes present in a school cause segregation between the students. The only way 1 can see that happening is if the child has to move to another school for the program and doesn't know the other kids in the school. Generally we don't know this to be a problem," said Mr, Mathers. The addition of a French immersion program in Huron County, if decided upon, would not in any way usurp the current English program. but would take place alongside of it. it would be a totally optional program. The initial cost of setting up such a program in Huron County would be paid through a government grant. The federal government has made $1,000 available to S i T E / FROM PAGE ONE areas setting up French immersion pro- grams in an effort to make Canada bilingual. Once started, the program will be maintained by the taxpayers through their educational tax. As with the regular schooling. if there is an increased cost to the board of education for running the program. taxes will have to be raised to accommodate that cost. "The board operates on a break even basis, so consequently, if it costs us more, then it costs you, the taxpayers more," said Mr. Mathers. But he said the possibility of increased cost because of this program is no more threatening than the same possibility happening in the English program. The ad hoc committee will combine the concerns raised at their meetings with the public, the results of approximately 6,000 surveys circulated in the county, and numerous reports gained from other coun- ties, into a report which they will study. in Jan., they will make a recommendation to the Huron County Board of Education. "Right now we are definitely just in the information gathering stage and have in no way come to a decision," said Mr. Mathers. An application for a tile drainage loan for $10.500 was approved. Gordon Heard of Harpurhey will do snow removal work again this winter at the same price as he received last year. $45 per hour while operating and $35 per day standby when not operating. Eldon 0 Brien of RR 5. Clinton, will remove snow at the Vanastra Recreation Centre parking lot and the township office parking lot for the same price, $20 per hour for snowblowing and $22 per hour for front loader work in moving snow. Council went into committee -of -the -whole at the end of the regular meeting. APPLY FOR PROGRAMS Tuckersmith Township council will apply For two new programs, butn sponsored by the provincial government. Both of these are Ontario Youth programs. in the first program, the government will pay $4 an hour or full salary for one person who must have been unemployed for at least three months and with an education of grade 11 or less. in the other program, the government will pay $2.50 per hour toward the salary of a person unemployed for three months, while the township will have to pay $1.50 toward this salary. These two employees can be used or six months to do general work in the township, but mainly will do maintenance work or park clean-up at Vanastra. good years.. But maybe we need to sit down and re -think it. Times change, and maybe we should make some changes," says B Involved with Ciderfest and the Van Egmond Foundation, Vivian Newnham says Ciderfest proceeds assist in upgrading and maintaining the Van Egmond house. After the first event in Nov., the date was changed to Oct., "in case there was bad weather. But it snowed all afternoon the second year and we spent the whole afternoon outside making sausage bur- gers," says Vivian. "it was really bad." "We then decided to hold Ciderfest at the public school and at the house. And Stan Blowes of Stratford transported visitors from one location to the other in his wagon. It was then decided to hold Ciderfest on the last Sunday in Sept„” she says. The Van Egmond Foundation was started by a citizens group interested in preserving the Van Egmond house. it's still a citizens group, "But now it's a matter of getting other citizens to help.and to fill in the gaps left by others," she says. CIDMR AND SAUSAGE This Sunday, Ciderfest festivities get under way at noon. There will be various demonstrations, including blacksmithing, weaving, pottery making, apple head doll making, face painting, arts and crafts and a flea market. And of course there's the usual cider and sausage. "We're only holding it one day due to lack of personnel to cover a two day event," says Linda Jones of the Van Egmond Foundation. She says other events scheduled for the same weekend have complicated matters, but this year, it should be a successful event. There will be a special apple booth featuring such delicacies as apple loaves, muffins and other apple baked goods. There may even be an antique car show. Last year, Ciderfest raised about $3,000, - "Even -if we get 32,000 this year, it would be terrific for a one day event," says Linda. "Ciderfest is a major fundraiser, as is the Fiddlers Jamboree, for the Van Egmond Foundation. It's a pretty import- ant event for us. We're hoping for a good ,Ciderfest," she says. TAKE A LOOK Hey! Look us over! There's a difference in the Huron Expositor, a subtle difference that may not be noticeable to the naked eye. But trust us, our product has been improved in response to reader demand. The Huron Expositor has changed over the years, but those changes were only initiated and effected to provide a more responsible and attractive newspaper. Change has just been an integral part of our commitment to you, the advertiser and reader. But wait. There's more to come. You'll be pleasantly surprised when'you pick up your Expositor next week. We've been planning some major changes for a long time. And with the preparatory work behind us, are now ready to unveil a new product. We can't wait to tell you about it next week and we'll be looking forward to your reaction. We're the newspaper that listens and we care what you have to say, So look us over next week. To the Editor' Farm lads discrim4+iated Dear Editor: I wish to use your newspaper to indicate that 1 took exception to the statement of Seaforth Pollee Chief Hal Claus in Mon- day's London Free Press when he referred to the Sunday A.M. brawl in Seaforth as, .mainly just a lot of farm lads yapping." I had heard on Saturday that police reinforce- ments were to come in to town Saturday night so perhaps these "farm lads" were just carrying out a "make work" program to accommodate these reinforcements. On a more serious note, it is my firm belief that "farm lads", as a group, are no more "yappy" than their urban counter- parts. 1 realize that Chief Claus must exert diplomacy in his position, but this time I think he was left lacking. 1 liken this incident to the recent hockey game when Team Canada was referred to as a group of Indians out looking for scalps. Of course in that situation a retraction was given. With all due respect to Chief Claus. I feel he exhibited discrimination against "farm lads" when he made such a quote. And ves Chief Claus, 1 appreciate the fact that you were able to "nip things in the bud". Your job isn't easy, I can appreciate that. Carol Hunt A great man Dcar Sir: On behalf of the congregation and myself. I wish to extend our sincere appreciation 'for the excellent coverage of John Paul's visit to Canada. He is truly a great man of God and fearless in defending the rights of God and man. Your true and unbiased remarks wcrc an added indication of the Pope's message of peace and good fellowship among all Christians. Thankyou. Father J. Charles Caruana St. James Church Seaforth FAIR DAZE—Donnle Bennewies seems Falr parade. starstruck In his role as a clown in the Fall IMcIlwraitr t.hotc Museum study out The museum study is out and suggests that the Huron County Pioneer Museum be renovated at its present site. Hur6n County Warden Tom Cunningham said at a press conference on Sept. 21 that county council will be hearing a presentation from the two men who carried out the study. Architect Chris Borgal of Blyth and Bruce County museum curator Klaus Breede. representing Museums Programmes Colla- borative of Toronto, will give aresentation to county council on Oct. 4. No final decision will be made at the Oct. session. / The warden extended a special invitation to the public to come and hear the two men. This meeting will be the only opportunity the public will have, to hear the men Speak tin the study, .he.SPid, Seaforth not affected by load rejection Seaforth and area will not be affected by a load rejection scheme to be put into effect in mid•November by Ontario Hydro. , The information was disclosed at the annual meeting of the Ontario Municipal Electric Association. District 6, held last Wednesday at the Seaforth and District Community Centres, Approximately 150 people representing public utility commis sions from the Grand Valley district were in attendance. The scheme will allow Ontario Hydro customers to save nine per cent on their rates. because it will allow Ontario Hydro to use cheap nuclear power in their system. it will also maximize generation at the Bruce outlet. preserve stability and protect Ontario tic lines until a second needed Transmission line connecting Bruce to the rest of the energy grid is in place. The problem stems from the fact that approval for double circuit lines needed to supply power to a portion of Ontario from the Bruce plant was not given. The Bruce Plant was built in 1973 and in 1975 approval wa, sought for the double circuit lines, Approval was given for the first line but was denied the second after a Central Ontario Coalition argued that insufficient notice about the plant and the lines had been given to the public. The Ontario Hydro Commission demanded further study into the lines and approval has been tied up in channels ever since. At present a Royal Commission is collect ing data on the line and has begun a public survey of the area to be affected. They hope to apply for another hearing in June, but say even if approval is given, the line would not be completed until late 1988 or 1989. Without the second transmission line and without a scheme such as the rejection scheme in place, the area serviced by the Bruce outlet would be subject to blackouts. The stations to be affected by the load rejecting scheme were chosen based on the fact that the operation of the scheme would not affect the power out of that station. Secondly, that the number selected would be kept ton minimum and third, that the station would be able to be monitored at the Richview Plant. The selected stations and their customers would not be affected unless there is still a generation surplus after two alternative steps have been taken. Those `steps include the recall of a11 power exports to the United States and the recall of power from what Ontario Hydro calls "interruptablc" customers. Interruptable customer., . those who pay cheaper rates but who lose their power first if the system can't handle the demand. If these two alternatives do not work then customers in the specified stations will experience brief power outages. But Ontario Hydro says each customer should -only experience at most one mibute per year. without power. Power is usurped on a rotating basis so no customer should be affected more than once each year. Welfare and economic gap narrowed The gap between welfare and economic independence is being narrowed in Perth County. The social service administrator for Perth, Debbie Ballak, said the second Focus for Change program is scheduled to start Oct. 15 at Conestoga College. Jointly sponsored by Perth social services, the college and Canada Manpower, the progratn is expected to run for 16 weeks. The program previously ran from Jan. to Apr. this year. Focus for Change is geared to those on social assistance. The aim of the program is to get the "students" from social assistance to further education or employment. "The program really boosted my confi- dence," said one participant in the previous program. The women from the first Focus for Change have either gone on to higher education or are working in Perth County. The benefit of the course, "is the light at the end of the tunnel," said another participant. ':We want people to tell us what .then think," Mr. Cunningham said There have been hso public meting, concerning the museum with ah,,ni 10(1 people in total attending. He said he knows there is 'Were,' 'n the museum as he recalled picketing .n 1, int of the court house, It was about tw, ve.ir agi• when a number of Goderir h n --dent, protested the suggestion tit m•ic ^c the museum out of Goderich. The museum first opened in 1051 i, h Ow late J.H. Neill, the man who start -,t thi• collection. as curator. The current curator, Rai Scol, lin,. • ha, served in that capacity since l°ham F'mr" 1965-69, James Chisholm aas the e u,+t THE HEAVY horse show at the Seaforth fall Horse, when he was actually silting A fair proved popular last week. The driver in wagon seat the photo almost seems as if he's riding his iOMMUNITY CALENDAR If you're organizing a non-profit event of Interest to other Seaforth area residents phone the recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240 or mail the information to Community Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69, Seaforth, Ontar,n NOK IWO well In advance of the scheduled date. Wednesday, September 26 8 p.m. Singles Encounter at Optimist Hall 7-9 p.m, Information/Registration at Arena. rr.1 Thursday, September 27 7-9 p.m. information/Registration a Arena. Wednesday, October 3 p.m. Singles Encounter. ((pt",1,5: Building. Main Floor, 52- 14-v .,r l4' 2596. Space for tbe.Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor