The Huron Expositor, 1979-03-15, Page 11WEST BRANCH KiDS 'HERE! -- Junior residents of Seaforth's sister
;city, West Branch, Michigan are here this week, living and going Io,
school wtih 'Seaforth .kids, of their:ai e. From. left, back are Jame Clar,
Terry Williamson„ Jerome Washburn and David Rimmer. Front -are
Ketha Kirby,. Shelley Driscoll, Jeri Noffsinger and Julie Knetsch. Each
Seaforth student is to the right of his or her West Branch guest.
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This being the "'Inter»
national Year of the Child!'
Mrs. Alvin Smale, Spiritual
Convenor, opened r`he March
meeting of the Catholic
Women's League with "A
Prayer for C 1?,; f Ireri". Tit°red
masse, were:Offered'and Twp;
lunehea served following
fttn,era.ls of bereaved
Members, fruit baskets and
spiritual bQuquests, were
taken to the Side and shut-ins
at Christmas; and 19 visits
Made 4gr+ng the winter
months,
President. Mrs. Ken Yin-,
conA, ;;thanked all who bed
par c patted: to the. World'
Day of Prayer esepcially the,
guest speaker, ,Sr. Isadore
Coyne, and also. expressed
her appreciation to the large
number who attended,
Mrs. Joe Van'. Dooren,
corresponding Sectary, re-
ported 29 cards, sent, 13
thane; you.. notes received,
one from the family in India
tolwhpm .the Christams Mis,
ston:Collection was, given for
pruchase of a goat. Members;
.are invited to Thankoffering
Meeting at Northside United
Church at 8 pp.m.Marche,
Cash donations were ap-
• The members of the Seaforth Fire Area
• Board (FAB) approved a $39,393 budget for
1979 at their recent.meeting on a close 4-3
vote.
Some m
em
bees feltthe budget couldn't
approved until .the • fire hydrant rental
question was resolved,
The members who ,approved the budget
were Joe Gibson of . Hullett, William
• Leeming of McKillop, Robert Fotheringham
of Tuckersmith and Roy Swart of Hibbert.
Irwin Johnston and Gerald Groothuis of
Seaforth and Art. Anderson of McKillop
' voted against the 1979 budget.
The 1979 budg has• increased by
approximately '$10, from the .:1978°
budget.
The FAB is still only budgeting $1,00.0 in
• their 1979 budget to pay for fire hydrant'
rental costs in Seaforth. The Seaforth council
is asking that FAB payy the entire "$5,400
annual cost of renting the hydrants from the
Seaforth PUC.
Under the 1979 budget, FAB salaries are
J -budgeted: at . $5,300, anincreased from
$4,100 in 1978- •
Fire Chief Harry Hak received a salary
increase fron152,.400 annually to $3,600. Mr,
• Hale said when he calculated the 'number of
hour's he was devi ling to firehall business,
he found he was makingapproximately $3 an
hour in 1978. He told the FAB he felt he
deserved more since the job carried a goody
deal of .responsibility:
The deputy fire chief, Tom Phillips, will
receive S500 annually and the two captains,
Jim Sills and Don Coleman will eaeh receive.
5250. •
Thefiremen are paid an hourly wage when
they are fighting a fire.
The 'FAB secretary, Mrs. Edgar Ellisgen
of Walton, receives $500 annually.
The .grant to the Seaforth Firefighters
Association remains the same, at $5.000
annually. '
This year, the FAB, budgeted $16,000' for
capital 'expenditures, up' from $7,305 in
1978..
Fire Cl ief Harry Hak said the department
must eventually replace .their old pumper
truck and the department should acquirea
rescue van.
The money put into the capital ex-
penditure fund will "eventually 'be: used for
these purchases, The chief said the • fire
department won't be able to sell the .1952
pumper truckfor ttse as a ,fire' truck.
40th Wedding
Anniversary
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'1 his year, minor equipment purchases
were budgeted at 1,920, down slightly from
Hak said the department needs
twq more Scott air bottles, more hose, and
rope. The chief said he -won't send his men
into smoke-filled buildings in the future
without ropes. /
As of January 1, the FAB had •$3,944 cash.
on hand and the •contributions of members.
will ,be $36,708 in 1979. '
In other business; Mr. Hak reported on
the results of a meeting with firemento
discuss the possible location of the town's
new fireball.
The chief said, he hopes contruction of the
`building will start this year.
He said the firemen . agreed' the piece of
property, on the corner .of .Crombie and
Coleman Streets, which the town now has
optioned, would be the most logical place for
the new firehall. The lot, measures 179' by
198' in size.:.
= Mr. Hak said the location . would provide
easy access forthe seven firemen coming• >
from 'Egmondville. Also, firemen coming
from the south of town wouldhave three
waysto'reach the station on through. streets.
Mr. .,Hak .'said .' firemen coming.' from the
south -of town now have to make left hand
turns onto Main Street against the traffic,
whereas the proposed location would mean
they would be making right hand turns onto
the same street.
. He 'said the ;firemen had discussed a
number of alternative locations, including
the Wright -Taylor site on the corner of. Main
and Goderich Streets.
Mr. Hak said he recommends that the new
firehall ,measure 60' by 80' and be built with
three bays. He said the doors would ;open
onto. Crombie Street and there would be
parking for cars on two sides of the
buidling; The site would' also have ' space for
training exercises at the front of the hall.
in other business, Mr. Hak announced Bill
Pinder has joined the department as a
firemen, replacing retiring firemnn:Jimmy
Glew"
He told the FAB members, the de-
partment had answered three calls in the
past month - to a chimney fire at the Van Dyk.
home on Feb. 2, to a chimney fire at the Paul
Rau' home, Egmondville on • Feb. 15 and
there was a .false alarm on Feb.,; 10. He said
the false alarm may have been a wrong
number.
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The bird's upside down brain
Do you know what bird has an
upsidedown brain, ears in the front of its
. face and eyes in the back of its head? No,
it's not some obscure species from a far
away land, but that delightful little bird,
the woodcock.;
The woodcock, 'Philohela Minor, is
native to a good part of Ontario, but is
generally unknown to all but a handful of
.dedicated hunters. Also known as the
timberdoodle and bog, sucker, thisunique
bird, •inhabits moist lowland areas in its,
search for worms and terrestial insects.
The woodcock is most active during the
dawn and dusk hours, .,Ind this may
account for the reason that, it is practically
unkpown's, fr{`il; • t1 a general public, Its
prl;,fe" red Habitat, stream banks, aspen
groves and alder thickets also contribute to
the fact that they are not often observed.
The woodcock is a plump bird, with a
short 'neck and a long bill <designed for
probing the earth in search of worms. The
unique feature of the bill is, that the tip of
the upper bile is flexible enabling the bird
to grasp earthworms with it. Since most of
the
woodcock's food comes from under-
ground (scientists •estimate it is approx-
imately 70 per cent;,.`this isa significant:
feature.
In the spring, the male begins a mating
flight which is unusual and very interesting
to watch. Only the male Performs this
flight and . serves the dual 'purposeof
attracting , females and ,establishing a
territory. The male starts by sitting on the
ground and uttering a series of "peents",
increasing in ternpo until he springsinto
flight. S He : ascends - in a narrowing; spiral
until approximately 300 ft. above the
ground and then flutters back to earth.
within'a few feet of his'starting point: The
climb is made to the twitter of the;3 outer
-primary wing feathers and; produces an.
enchanting sound, Thea descent is marked
by a pleasing chirping sound. This flight
usually occurs in the mornings and
evenings and is well worth watching for.
I mentioned the odd characteristics of
the woodcock's head earlier, but they .do
warrant some explanation. Scientists be•. •
lieve the woodcock was once a short billed,
long legged shore bird but evolutionary
processes took over when it moved to the
uplands. the bill developed into the long
slender instrument itis now, the eyes were
forced backwards, This placed the eyes far
back on the head, and as speculated by
some, enables the bird to see better while
engaged in probing. At the same time that
this was occurring, the brain : whi
couldn't move backwards, angled forwar
and downward producing the only bird or
animal known, with an upside down brain.
The'ears also migrated from their usual
position to the front arca .where they are
now found. Biologists speculate that this
enables the birds to hear movement of
worms and grubs ijelow ground. This
speculation is enforced when it is realized
that a w oodcock's . probe is •successful
approximately50O7o of the time. If it -relied -
on 'haphazard: methods, the success rate
would be considerably lower.
This spring when you're out, watch a
listen for the woodcock's mating flight 1
will be; one of the : most pleasing thi • _'
,you'll ever see and it's guaranteed to unt
You for the rest of your life. Once y i u've
seen it, the first robin means nothing
anymore, but you'll find yourself con-
stantly casting an eye over the horizon at
dusk :asthe snow melts, watching'for the
woodcock to tell you that spring is.
definitely here again.
THE HURON, EXPOSITOR, MARCH 1
proved for :Fancily T'ianning
Program, Father ifennessey
Education Plan,, Peace :and
Development and Tho
:Church T.?. program.Framed certificate will be
presented to candidates re,
ceiving their First Holy Com-
tnunion and tentative plans
were made for Grade 8
graduationadn Sacrement of
Confirmation in May. ._
Mrs, Linda Huard will
audit the books: The annual
convention will take place at.
University of Windsor, Mary
.8and, 9
A pot luck supper will
precede the Annual meeting,
April 3 at. 6:30 p.m.
Conveners are asked to pre-
pare reports, for past year,
The election committee con-
sisting of Mrs. A, &nale,:
Chairperson„ Mrs, Ewart
Wilson and Mrs. Ray Hutch-
inson have given gut
nortination: forms a)fd ask
that they be returned March.
17 & 18,
Mrs. H. 1•toste adjourned
the :meeting and lunch was
served by Mrs. M. Huard
and Mrs. Vincent,
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March' 24, 25:. Seaforth Arena
March 24g ,.
p.m • . Mount Carmel.Seniors
vs .
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p.m:..-Kinko-re "tis St: Boniface, Zurich
4 p.m. Clinton' vs, Winner of 1 st, game
AI l teams will play two gimes;
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1 p.m St. Calumbas vs Dublin
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