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The Huron Expositor, 1984-12-26, Page 5THE HURON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 26, 1984 -- A5 Change and challenge A 10 -week sign language course is being held in Seaforth every week. Five adults are learning to translate verbal speech into hand motion so they can communicate with the deaf. MAY 23 A house owned by Gerry Heyink of Hensall is being moved 40 miles to Blyth. The house was purchased by Raymond and Wilma .Rammeloo. The move took four days because the house was 20 tons heavier than estimated and because Hydro and CP rail crews were not available for a weekend move. Fire levelled a shed at the farm of Jack Ryan of RR 1, Walton. Karl Boven, an employee at the Ryan farm received burns to ' his hands. A public meeting showed that Dublin area people are not interested in French Immer- sion. Only 15 people attended the meeting to learn about French language available to students. Ten Egmondville,homeowners were told by Tuckersmith council that they are financially responsible for their own water.supply. The homeowners are presently getting their water from their own 'wells or buying it from their neighbors. But water supply is becom- ing a problem and some wells have dried up. MAY 30 Faye Carnochan and Dave Murray were chosen Queen and King of the Seaforth District.High School spring formal. Both are in grade 13. Ken Campbell of RR 1, Dublin is planning to sail the Atlantic Ocean again. He made his first crossing in 1973 and will sail a 40 foot sloop within the next week. He will make the voyage with two fellow sailors. Korea war veterans were honored by the Seaforth Legion when a plaque was unveiled at the cenotaph at Victoria Park. Of the 10 Korean veterans from Seaforth, Don Muir was the only one to participate in the ceremony. A Ronald McDonald House is being built in London, and Seaforth people are being asked to help raise money for the project. The house will be accommodation for families who have children receiving treatment in London hospitals. JUNE 6 Bonnie Turner, 15, of RR 4, Seaforth has earned national recognition from the Royal Canadian Legion. She wrote an essay on Remembrance Day last fall and it recently won the national competition. War veteran, George Case of Seaforth. will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the liberation of France and the D-day landing on the beaches of Normandy. George and Jane Case will be in France with thousands of World War 11 veterans to mark the occasion. A charge of murder against Clarence Joseph Schnurr of Wingham in connection with a death in Belgrave last fall has been dismissed. Judge W.J. Cochrane ruled there was not sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial. Students of St. Patrick 's school, Dublin and St. Columban school, held their confirmation. Auxiliary Bishop Marcel Gervais officiated. JUNE 13 Three Huron County public schools under review for the past five months will remain open. The three schools which were reviewed include J.A.D. McCurdy in Huron Park. Hensall Public School and Vanastra Public School. Over 150 people attended the Seaforth District High School Girls' Trumpet Band reunion to reminisce and hear the present band play. For the first reunion in 10 years. over 400 invitations were sent out to band members from 1968 to 1984. Over 700 Save a Child stickers have been distributed through five public and separate schools in the Seaforth area. Sponsored by the Seaforth Junior Farmers. the stickers arc placed on bedroom windott s of small children. In case of fire. the fire department can identify which rooms arc occupied by children. Reconstruction of the Bnussels Dam is underway and was made possible through a 5260.000 federal grant. MP Murray Cardiff had requested a 5325,000 grant. was turned down, but recently learned $345,000 was approved for the project. JUNE 20 Dave Murray and Faye Carnochan were recently named Athletes of the. Year at Seaforth District High School. Other SDHS athletes were also recognized for their contribution to athletics. A former resident of Hensall, Gordon Moir, 56, of Gorrie, was killed when the light plane he was piloting crashed into a car on Highway 87 near Gorrie. A Fergus couple in the car were also killed. A passenger in the plane, Warren Ball of Etobicoke, is in serious condition at University Hospital, London. Cause of the eras hasn't been determined. The Seaforth PUC agreed to a five per cent wage increase for its outside workers. The raise brings the journeyman rate from $6.60 to $6.93 and from $10.22 to $10.76. Exeter high school teacher Joanne Young failed to show up for work on June 11 and her employer wants to talk to her. Mrs. Young is in jail after failing to give her name when arrested at a anti-nuclear demonstration outside of Ontario Hydro in Toronto. JUNE 27 The issue of ordaining self -declared homosexuals in the United Church has produced as many reactions as there are ministers and parishioners in the Seaforth area. No matter what the outcome of the General Council meeting in August, each minister says the United Church was right to tackle the issue. Lyons Food Market was granted a building permit for a 4,000 square foot addition. But Seaforth council was concerned that a vacant lot beside the store was paved without provision for drainage. Council felt the drainage issue should be resolved. A new ball diamond will be located at the high school and new tennis court lights will be installed on high school property. Cost of the lighting is $8,291.92. Over 700 meals were served by the Seaforth Lions Club at their first Huron Foodfest. The menu featured produce that was either produced in Huron County or purchased from county businesses. JULY 4 The Village of Hensall celebrated its Centennial celebration in style, The Centen- nial parade lasted about two hours and had approximately 200 floats. Five beard winners were Alphonse Grenier, Harold Knight, Dan McGlinchey, Bob Baker, and Gerry Neilands. Canada Day celebrations in Seaforth were successful although they suffered a bit- from celebrations in surrounding areas. But about 500 were on hand to watch the fireworks display. The Village of Brussels and Morris and Grey Townships pulled off one of the best celebrations the three communities have held. And it was all for the Ontario bicentennial. Events included a parade. interdenominational church service. talent show and a play. Sales of Wintario tickets almost doubled at most Seaforth and area stores last week when Wintario came to town. The show was televised live from the Seaforth and District Community Centres, JULY 11 Marjorie Maloney's failing eyesight has fofeed_her to retire from her taxi service which she has been running in Seaforth for the past 11 years. The new owner is Bill Little who also owns Bill's Taxi Service in Mitchell. Reconstruction work will begin on the historic Cardno's Opera Hall in Seaforth. Scaffolding was erected so that construction work can start. Work is expected to be complete by Sept. MP.,{vlurray Cardiff says he's ready for the Sept d federal election. Other candidates include Valerie Bolton. NDP: Joe Yundt. Libertarian, and Bruce McDonald. Liberal. An Glanville. a 21 •vcar•old Walton area man is in hospital after a single vehicle accident. The 1981 Ford truck was demolish- ed after it went off the road. sailed through the air and crashed into a river bank at Grieves Bridge. JULY 18 The West Branch-Seaforth games ended in MAKE UP MANIA—Jason Cooper was the dog In the Orphan Annie production at the Brussels Public School Tuesday night• Michelle McNeill puts on Jason's dog face and Connie Jamieson looks on (Wassink photos Seaforth on Sunday. Over 130 kids from West Branch, Michigan, travelled to their sister city to participate in the games, the first since 1980, Seaforth councillors will pet a $5 increase for attending regular council meetings. The remuneration increases from $90 to $95 for the Mayor and from $65 to $70 for councillors. Its the first raise council has given them- selves since 1982. Tuckersmith Township council is reluctant to give its approval for a new landfill site at the Seaforth lagoon property. Council said they want more information before making a decision. One concern is the close proximity to nearby residences, Nancy Andreassi was sitting 15 feet from a willow tree when it was struck by lightning. A branch was blown off the tree. Mrs. Andreassi was left shaken by the incident but was unharmed. JULY 25 Dublin people showed community spirit as the town hosted a bi-centennial celebration. Murray Cardiff, member of parliament of Huron -Bruce for the last four years was acclaimed as Progressive Conservative can- didate for the riding. The McQuaid sisters of Sea▪ forth, Anne Marie, Madonna and Carol Anne, continue to win prizes at area fiddle and stepdancing competitions. The trio recently won first prize in the Open Group division in stepdancing in Fergus. It's the first time the sisters have won first in this division. Three people were killed in four separate accidents in the Seaforth area. A Walton man died in a tractor rollover and a Seaforth man died in a traffic accident. AUGUST 1 Bruce McDonald, a 30 -year-old insurance broker from Mildmay was picked to take the Huron -Bruce Liberals to the polls in the Sept. 4 federal election. Voters chose Mr. McDon- ald over Heather Redick of Zurich on the first ballot. - Two wheat fires on Seaforth area farms during the week were caused by vehicles driven into the fields. Approximately 15 to 20 acres of grain was lost on the farm of Bob Dalton and two to three acres of grain lost on the farm of Rudy Jansen because of the vehicles. The Seaforth PUC has agreed with a proposal from Seaforth council that the entire roof over the police station and the PUC building be replaced. The 1984 federal election has been billed as one of the most important elections for Canadians. For young Progressive Conserva- tive supporters in Huron -Bruce, the election announcement m ' t the timing was right to form a Young Pr••;ressive Conservative (YPC) group in their 'ding. AU.. ST About 130 descen nts of the late John and Mary (Nigh) mil h attended the Walsh family reunion held at the Dublin Park on July 29. Jennifer Watt and Deb Core, both of Egmondville are Ontario golf champions. Miss Watt and Miss Core won the team championship for the third flight of the Ontario Junior Girls Championship in King• ston. They competed agMhs11e5 gitts froth 20 districts. The Larprom family of Brussels moved to their very own home and in the same week became Canadian citizens. Purchasing a 50 acre farm in Grey Township and becoming new Canadians was the realization of a four year dream for the seven person family. AUGUST 15 Approximately 200 Walton spectators were left weak with laughter when local people formed two sides and attempted to play a game of baseball, while mounted on the backs of donkeys. The event was sponsored by the Walton Area Sports Club. Two local girls received a first class reply from the Queen's lady-in-waiting. The reply came at the command of Queen Elizabeth 11 herself, to whom the girls had written earlier in the summer, Armed with their favorite furry friends, •60 youngsters enjoyed the annual Teddy Bear Picnic at the Seaforth Public Library. Children aged three to eight years brought at least one if not two to enjoy games and goodies. The release of the draft copy of the Seaforth Zoning Bylaw resulted in concerns being raised about the flood plain within the town. AUGUST 22 After receiving ' complaints about the controlled burning at the Seaforth landfill site, reeve Bill Campbell admitted to council that the landfill site was an emergency situation. Close to 70 residents gathered on Brussels' main street for" a ribbon -cutting ceremony commemorating the newly •paved road The $350.000 project repairs the road that had been in rough shape for about five years. Seaforth council decided to build 560 feet of sidewalk on North Mill Street in addition to the 1984 sidewalk schedule instead of buying a chipper after it received a petition signed by close to 20 ratepayers. AUGUST 29 A Brussels team won the annual Walton Squirt ball tournament held at the Walton Ball Park on the weekend Brussels won the tournament after defeat- ingg Brodhagen 4-3. Mitchell 6-0 and Walton 3.2. Nine contestants enter the race for Brussels Fair Queen. They were Kim Exel, Darlene Freeman. Bonnie Evans. Melinda Hamilton, Patricia Ten Pas. Susan Smith. Michelle Jones, Peggy McLellan and Kate Boon. The Dublin bantam boys baseball team hosted their first tournament in Dublin on the weekend. Ever since the draft cops of the Seaforth zoning bylaw was released to the public, three weeks ago. property owners whose property is shown in flood plain areas of the town. are concerned that their property may be devalued. Others see their property as being virtually worthless. The draft bylaw shows low lying property as being either in the Inner Flood Plain zone (IFP) or Outer Flood 5EPTEp ER one (OFF). A tornado lasting only minutes wreaked havoc in the Staffa area around the supper hour Sunday. Trees were snapped off. hydro lines were downed and two barns were severely damaged in the storm. Being able to vote in the 1984 federal election held special sentiment for at least one senior Egmondville resident. For Verde Cameron the year of the election coincided with the year of her 90th birthday. Senior citizens were piepared to cast their CHANGE/ (Please turn to page A6) SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS—Anita Pickett, a kindergarten student at Walton Public School, was dressed as a snowflake at the Water Well DRILLING W. D. Hopper and Sons 4 MODERN ROTARY RIGS Neil Duri Jim 527-1737 527-0828 527-0775 school's Christmas concert. The concert was held Thursday afternoon in Duff's United Church, Walton, (Wassink photo) Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada LIFE AND MORTGAGE INSURANCE PLANS. DEFERRED ANNUITIES INCOMETAX DEDUCTIBLE FLEXIBLE NO LOAD R.R.S. P. 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