The Huron Expositor, 1979-12-27, Page 6TOOK HURON IMPONTOR" I....ECEMER 2T 1970
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AN OLD' FASIijONED SLEIGH RIDE — E§pecially popular with the kigs
. at the Optimist Carnival were the free sleigh rides offered all afternoon
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JANUARY 4,1979
•Sheldon Ward,' R.R. 2,
MonktOn, loses barn and,
livestock in $180,000 fire.'
Schools closed by first
. severe winter stein'.
Mis. Lulu Watson of Sea -
forth retires after 32 years of
delivering mail through win-
ter storms and other hazards,
Kandie May Smith,
daughter of. Wayne and
Verna Sinith of Seafoillih, is,
the New Year's.baby .at
Seaforth Community Hosp-
ital.
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JANUARY 1,1, 1979
Mary Lou Driscoll of R.R,
4, Walton wins 510,000 in
Wintario draw,
John. McCauley.starts as
new superintendent of the
Hitrontferth Roman Catholic
Separate 'School, board in
Dublin:
MaKilloP Township. coun-
cil :=IPproves solar); 'increases
township employees,
. Hensall council decides to
put building • inspector
Herman Van' Wieren on an
annual salary. '
GerillanY.
NeWnlan 4241'00 of Sea.,
forth celebrates 90th birth-
day by shovelling from
Monday's stOrm-
Three day broomball tour-
nament at Seaforth arena
proves 'tournament ot up,
sets"
Heated debate on farm
severances marks Huron
County Federation of A84 -
culture meeting.
nBRUARY 15* 1979
Donald McKercher of R.R.
1, Dublin elected president
of McKillop Mutual Fire
Insurance Company.
Cam Doig of SeafOrth
•Centenaires breaks league
scoring record with 5/Itli
season goal.
Seaforth native Preben
Marcussen's one man show
opens at the McIntosh Gal-.
lery, University of Western
Ontario,
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Nixon
celebrate 50 years of married
FEBRUARY 22,1979
Douglas Mi tchell of War-
ton injured in car -bus col-
. lision, on County Rd. #9.
Cooney Weiland story on
the Egmondville 'River Rat'
who became NHL star begins
in The Expositor.
John Scott, son of Mr. and
Mrs, James Scott of Seaforth
airlifted safely out of Iran.
Christian Farmers Feder-
ation
r celebrates
. 25 Yeats as
an oge
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Laird. Ruston barn burned.
in $75,000 fire at Lot 13, Con.
by volunteers like Lloyd andWarden Haney, above.; and others. Lloyd's 10 of Hibbert Township
MARCH 1 1979
horses, Pete and Duke had as many customers as they Could handle, Oliver McKay of Kilbar-
chan Rinsing Home, cele-,
C6, Seaforth winter See • • •
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brat 90th birthday..
novice tournament held here,
consolation finalists in first
forth Novice team are
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JANUARY 18, 1979
Seaforth Hospital -learns it
. could lose 16 of its 40
treitment beds due to gov-
• ernment cutbacks::
Se'aforth Centenlires win
„, two games lira row, defeat-
• ing
Lucan and. Port Stanley,
with leagiie scoring leader
Cam Doig scoring four goals
in the games.
Kerry and Julie Jones of
• Canberra, Australia discover
the joys of Canadian winters
when Mr.' Jones comes, to
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SDHS on en 'exchange pro-
gram.
• Village of Alma may thrive
again with construction of
new homes.
JANUARY 25, 1979
• Ken Moore of EgmonclOille
elecied president of Seaforth.
Agricultural Society.
Walton Public Library may
be chilly, but it's also -well -
used according to librarian:
Sheila MacPherson.
Lynn Henderson of R.R. 5,
Seaforth is : crowned snow
queini of the Seaforth' Onti-
mist's Winter garnival.
• Daily exercise break im-
proves fitness level of stu-
dents at Hensatl Public
School.
FEBRUARY 1,1979
• Armed ppen rob the
Londesboro 'branch of the
Bank of Montreal on Tuesday
afternoon.
Clarence Reeves of Sea -
forth honored for his heroism,
in December fire at'the Royal
• Apartment building.
Two new ditnaces •in-
stalled at St. Peter's Luther -
an Church, 'Brodhagen.
Murray Cardiff of Rat. 1,
Ethel, is elected chairman of
the Ontario White Bean Pro-
ducers Marketing Board.
Vanastra. Day Care Centre
FEBRUARY 8,1979
Roads and schools closed
by area's most serious winter
storm.
Lloyd Eisler Jr. of
Egmondville • and partner
Lori Baier of Mitchell, rep-
resent Canada, in junior
world pairs competition in
faces $6,000 deficit.
,Paul Carroll of Seaforth
elected president of the. Van
Egmond Foundation.
Seaforth Legion celebrates.
50th, anniversary.
Walton poker rally raises
• $1,000, •
Campaign opens to build
• Cooney Weiland memorial
trophy, case in the Seaforth
arena.
MARCH 8,1979
Careless smoking cense of
fatality in Royal Apartment
Ere at- Huron County cor-.
• oiler's inquest.
Four CNR boxcars derailed
behind' Conrii1441, In Oen,
#ire badlydamages home
Dougo 4 4 Plat in
Tipp 4bagen-
McLaughliniMotnrs buys
Wri$ht-TaY4ir garage, Sea -
forth Meat ,Marketsold. to
Roth's, and:Scott rowers onci
Pon, Hamilton Real Estate
open new businesses in Sea.
.forth..
Professor William Mc-
Intosh, professor emeritusgt
the University of Toronto,
and; a McKillop Township,
native, dies. The professor
designed the first; portable
iron lung used in transport-
ing polio victims.
MARCH 15, 1979
Robert McKinley an-
nounced he'll seek re-
election in new federal riding
of Huron -Bruce. -
.Court case threatened. ,in
fire hydrant rental fee debate
with Fire Area Board (FAB),
Swine epidemic of hemo-
philus .pleuropneumonia
causes problems for area
• farmers -
Salary increases approved
at Seaforth council for town
employees.
MARCH22,1979
Two people escape injury
as ear plunges into the
Maitland River near Grieve's.,
Bridge. _
Increase in soybean crops.
predicted by Gordon. Ander
son, chairman of the Ontario.
Bean Growers Co-operative,
Clinton author Alice
Munro awarded the Gover-
nor General's Award for
literature.
"Bammie" Adella Fisher
celebrates 106th birthday at
Seaforth. Manor.
Jim Phelan elected presi-
• denrof Huron County Junior
Farmers.
MARCH 29, 1979
• Federal election announc-
ed for,May 22nd. •
Seaforth Community Hos-
pital board decides closure of -
active, treatment beds isn't
• serious problem at local hos-
pital.
Janet Amos is named the
. new 'artistic director of the
Blyth Centre for the Arts.•
.Seaforth Bantam l capture
trophy in Harriston, tourna-
Robin Bell,. a Seaforth
qative, has sculptures in
• stistford Art Gallery Show.
•
&PAM 5,197.,
Uoyd Eisler Jr. and. torri
Bider place third in, WOrldi
junior pair comPethiOn
Augsburg, West Germany.
County council trims de-
puty -reeves from its ranks. ,
Nelson Howe, the C'rornarty
area, fiddler, recalls, his fid,"
tiltog career,
VanaStra Clirling rink ruled
'unsafe under the, iOntario
building code.
Over 50 canoes take part in
7th annual Seaforth Optimist
Club race.
APRIL 12,1979
Winds of 70-80 m,p.h.
create problem for Seaforth
PUC in winter's last blast-
Hensall council approves
'MOO eaPenditure, to replace
ton's defective street
'lights. • '
Bill Mott and' wife. Ruth
sell Family Paradise camp-
ground to Judy and, John
George, formerly of Water::
loo.
Frank Sills of Seaforth
meets H.R.H, Prince Charles
„
at Toronto reception.
Seaforth Optimist Atoms
are grand champions again
at Wingham .tournament.
• Rev. Alex Taylor preaches
farewell sermon at Varna -
Goshen United Churches,
Drysdale Home Hardware
in Hensel!, taken, aver by
partners Linda and Bill Smith,
and'Les and Evelyn Brubach
APRIL 19,1979
Hydro rates' idcrease 9.6
per cent after May 1.
Huron NDP members elect
Moira Couper of Bayfield as
party candidate. •'
No foreign land owneiship
in f-Tuelrersmith Township,
council told.
' "Bible Bill" Aberhart visit
t� Seaforth in, 1935 recalled
from Expositor articles.
First two charges laid wi-
der tOwn's loitering bylaW. -
APRIL 26, 1979 •
Sportsmen's Club stocks
Silver Creek ' in preparation
for fishing derby,
- Robert Vanderpyrt of Dub-
lin graduate's from Centralia `
College's new swine farm
worker program. •,
• Elaine Townsleikflzaliies
history of early post vilIages
in. crernartY, Latta's-COrners
and Farquhar.
IIPCRCSS .reduces, teach-
ing time of oral -French ,in
area schools.
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Reg. -Short 38 to 49 .
Other suits 110.00 to 179,5
on Sale for .,88.00 to 139.u°
AU Sport Jaaets .
Dress Slacks ,t. . . . • .
Levi Jeans & Cords . . •
All Sweaters . • . • . • •
Values 195.00 Men's
Leather Coats
Reg. 19.50 to 60.50 Winter
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Boys' 2 pc. snow suits . . .SALE.
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Skirts Pants -tops, . .
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