Letters: June 10

Re: Parham High School class, Doug Pfeiffer

Seeking a Peterson ancestor, Judi Peterson Montgomery

Re: Checking Hydro One's Accountability, Tom Kaemmer

Re: Parham High School class

I would like to thank Mel Good for submitting the picture that you published in the May 20 edition. We lived in Kingston until 10 years ago when we moved to Rock Lake across from Verona. I looked at the picture and then read the caption, discovering my mother Dorine Snider and Uncle Pete (John Arthur Snider who was killed in WW2). It made my day and also thrilled my sisters.

Doug Pfeiffer

Seeking a Peterson ancestor

Scovel Schoolcraft Peterson and Margaret Alvena Wood married in 1888 in Kennebec Twp and had a family of 6 children: Eva (married Edge Newton), Elmore (married Gladys Miller), Jennie, Mack (married Alma Loyst), Philip (married Susan Hayes) and Gladys (married Oscar Hayes). I know there are still family members living in the North Frontenac area who might be able to help me solve a family mystery.

Jennie Eva Peterson was born in 1897 in Kennebec Twp. The only information I have about her is that she ‘married someone named Goodman and moved out west’. I am guessing that happened about 1917. I recently found out she died in 1985 in North Bay, after having been married (and divorced from) someone named Thompson and remarried to John Anderson in 1925).

Was this Goodman family from Kennebec area? Does anyone remember why and when she ‘moved out west’ and where that might be? Did she contact any family members over the years? Are there photos, letters or legends that might shed some light on this family mystery? I would be glad to hear from anyone who might be able to fill in some of the blanks.

Judi Peterson Montgomery

Re: Checking Hydro One’s accountability

This letter is in response to the letter of Ms. Ina Turner. Vol. 10 No 23.

One and a half years ago my wife and I put 14 solar panels on the roof of our house. We considered it a good investment both environmentally and financially. We keep hearing about the micro Fit program and all its benefits. To date it has only benefited Hydro 1, the OPA (Ont. Power Authority), the ESA (Electrical Safety Authority), the politicians and the installer of the system. We have been charged for two deliveries (reason being we now have two meters); we deliver power to them. We have been charged twice for the installation of the meters and inspection; they lost the record of the first installation after a year had gone by (approx. $1200). I have been asked (twice) by two different hydro representatives “What are photovoltaics?” and “Could you spell that?” We have to date put over 4500 kW into the grid, invested over $20,000 and not received a single dime for our efforts. Our contract was accepted by the micro Fit program. Has anyone who has enrolled in the program been paid yet?

So Ms. Turner, if you really are considering solar power, spend the extra $10,000 on a battery system. You really don’t want to sleep with the enemy.

P.S. Take a look at the sunshine list if you want a real eye opener. You will feel much better about their (Hydro’s) accountability.

Tom Kaemmer

Back to paper bags

As a citizen, I am all for recycling, but there is something that just makes me upset. Ten years ago we used brown paper bags to bring home our groceries. Then they went to plastic bags. Now we either buy plastic bags at the store, or take our own bags to take our groceries home in. Either way they still take a long time to decompose at the dump! Why not just go back to brown paper bags as before! At least they will break down and turn into compost faster.

Bev Beattie