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Stephen takes over Huron Park arena
Meet with Hay, August 8
Hensall closer to annexin
WE ARE HAPPY-- Kim teeming, Brent Bell and Tammy Thiel appear to be happy as they
hold Mr. Happy at the Henson Vacation Bible School, Friday. T-A photo
gets a little difficult eating
raisin or cherry pie with both
hands behind your back.
Athletic types will be in-
terestedin the bicycle races
at 3 p.m. at the corner of
Main and John. Categories
are eight and under, 9-12, 12-
16 and over 16.
The Exeter Police Athletic
Club are sponsoring the
second annual "Strongest
Man in Exeter Contest" in
front of the library at 6:30
p.m. Organizer Kevin Short
told the T-A this year's
contest is open to anyone
who wishes to enter. As well,
four categories have been
established: 12 and under,
13-16, over 16 (under and
over 160 lbs, ) Bench pressing
will be the yardstick used to
measure the greatest
strength. Last year's
strongest man managed to
press 275 lbs.
Stephen Resource Centre.
They are doing a good job,"
continued Malone.
Malone added, "We are
gradually putting our assets
where they belong. The
township has already
assumed the roads and
Canada Avenue. We have a
verbal obligation to main-
tain the recreation centre
for Centralia College until
they get their own gym-
nasium facilities." •
The Huron Park arena
was officially opened in 1963
and was named after Group
Captain Stanley Randall
who was Commanding Of-
ficer of RCAF Centralia at
that time. It was financed
completely by non-public
funds. •
Stephen reeve Ken
Campbell said "the move
will allow us to provide
better recreation facilities
for our residents."
Eric Finkbeiner, chair-
man of Stephen's recreation
committee said township
council would be naming an
arena board on recommen-
dation of the rec committee
and an• arena manager
would be appointed before
the August 31 takeover.
The township's present
support of the South Huron
Rec Centre will not be
affected by the acquisition
of the Huron Park arena ac-
cording to Finkbeiner,
He added "There will be
no change in our committ-
operation of the Huron Park
arena once we get it rolling.
There is enough land Adia-
cent to the arena to build a
community hall if that peed
arises."
Incidents of theft and
vandalism continue
throughout the area covered
by the Exeter detachment of
the Ontario Provincial
Police.
Two juveniles have been
charged as the result of a
bre-akin at the ARC
Industries workshop in
Dashwood. A lawn mower
engine, seven yards .of
carpet and two dolly typ....
wheels taken Tuesday have
been recovered by police.
Constable Bill Osterloo in-
vestigated.
Again in Dashwood, a girls
bike was taken from the
property of James Rumball
sometime, Wednesday. It
was valued at $30. °
During the week a picnic
table was removed from the
MTC roadside park along
Highway 83, east of
Farquhar.
Constable Tomasik
estimated damages of $200
when a window was broken
over the week end in the
Bank of Montreal building in
Zurich.
Officers of the local
detachment co-operated
With the Sebringville detaeh-
ment in checking sales barns
in the area for two cattle
beasts reported stolen in the
vicinity of Sebringville.
Vandalism
continues
$140,000 holdback.
In his report to the board
Smith said pool registrations
were down due to Hensall's
switch to the pool at
Vanastni.
iy,Ec,fa said Hensall's
move was prompted when
the centre failed to reply to a
letter from the village rec
committee inquiring about
rates for this season.
On a brighter note, Smith
said local registrations were
up and that the wading pool
had seen increased use due
to the playground equipment
installed by the Exeter
Kinettes in Victoria Park.
A request from the Lions
Club to hold next years'
Peanut Stomp in the arena
fell upon deaf ears with
Pearce saying the oil from
the peanuts and shells could
adversely affect the arena
floor.
Smith said the arena staff
washed the floor in the hall
six times and applied an acid
solution to remove the final
reminder of this year's
event.
The Lions had agreed to
apply an extra fee next year
for a cleaning but a request
this year for a grant from the
club had apparently fallen
upon deaf ears, he said.
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Fun for everyone
at Sidewalk Days
Rec Centre ice rental rates
to increase by 10 percent
The village of Hensall has
moved a step closer to
annexation after a special
meeting held with Hay
Township council, June 25.
At Monday's council
meeting, it was announced a
publig meeting will be held
for village and township
residents to discuss the
village's proposed annexa-
tion of Lots 19 and 22,
Concession 1 in the Hensall
arena, August 8,
The 17 householders who
live in the area to be annex-
ed will receive special
notices of the meeting by
registered mail. A land sur-
veyor will be hired to
prepare a plan of the lands
to be annexed following the
public meeting.
The news about annexa-
tion however, didn't com-
pletely resolve council's
feeling that they are still
land starved in the village.
Reeve Harold Knight ask-
ed the clerk to approach the
Huron county board of
education to see if extra
land around Hensall Public
School could revert to the
village.
The reeve said, "We're
land starved right now."
Council members expressed
The contract for con-
struction of the John's
municipal drain in Usborne
township has been let to Lee
Jennison and Son of Grand
Bend.
The Jennison bid at $850
the lowest of five submitted
was accepted by council at
the regular July meeting.
Building inspector Her-
man Van Wieren reported
that 10 building permits with
an estimated value of $65,000
were issued in June and 36
inspections were made.
Treasurer Harry Strang
reported the collection of
$163,215 in interim tapes due
June 30, The total interim
amount was $228,471.25.
Road superintendent John
Batten was instructed to
advise the Exeter Public • Utilities Commission that
council feels it is not
UsbOrne's responsibility to
relocate the Waterline when
concern that the long grass
around the schoolyard was
proving an eyesore.
Members expressed the
feeling that if the board of
education didn't want the
excess land, then the village
could use it for a park.
Reeve Knight said giving
the excess land back to Hen-
sel] "would be to their
benefit, since they (the
board of education) won't
have to cut the grass."
Council proceedings took
on a lighter character when
clerk Betty Oke informed
council members,the village
had received a letter from
Solicitor General Roy
McMurtry regarding
emergency preparedness for
road maintenance requires
it.
The township building
bylaw has been amended to
require that all manure
tanks constructed hereafter
The 1979 pea harvest which
started Thursday in this area
is expected to be above
average.
Jack Urquhart,
manager of the Exeter
branch of Canadian Canners
told the T-A "The early peas
are yielding well and last
week's rain helped the later
ones and overall it should be
a heavy crop."
Urquhart said the rains
slowed maturing of the crop
and the factory was inactive
over the week end, but, was
back in business Monday,
morning,
must have a cover or be at
least 12 feet high.
J.W. Gardiner who asked
council for a clean-out of the
upper portion of the Gar-
diner municipal drain was
He indicated double shifts
would likely start this week
allowing for more em-
ployment.
Urquhart added, "We have
hdd lots of help, but, if
anyone is still looking for
work we will take their
applications."
The local manager said the
corn crop has been affected
by the weather, He went on
to say, "The cool, damp
weather is excellent for
peas, but not good for corn,
We should really have two
kinds of weather for the two
crops."
The township of Stephen
will be taking over
ownership and operation of
the Huron Park arena as of
August 31 of this year.
The announcement was
made Monday for the On-
tario Development Corpora-
tion by Huron Industrial
Park manager Jack Malone.
Malone said he would be
delivering the signed agree-
ment of sale this week to
Stephen reeve Ken
Campbell.
The turnover will become
official on Tuesday, July 24
when Ontario Minister of In-
dystry and Tourism the Hon.
Larry Grossman QC will
hand the keys over to the
township officials.
Included in the sale which
was completed for a
nominal fee of $5 will be a
parcel of land to the north of
the arena and all equipment
inside the building. This in-
cludes the Zamboni ice
.machine and timer.
The ODC manager said it
was possible the arena
would have been . closed if
the township did not agree to
take over.
Malone explained the tur-
nover, "We at ODC are not
in the business of recrea-
tion. Our prifne role is to
provide employment. I'm
sure the township can do a
Come this fall, groups
using the ice surface at the
South Huron Rec Centre will
see the rates go up ten
percent.
The South Huron Rec
Centre Board approved ,the
"rate 'increase at their'
monthly meeting Monday.
advised to try and get sup-
port from Hibbert township
and other owners involved.
Goderich engineering firm
Burns Ross and Co. will be
authorized to bring in an
appraisal of the Etherington
bridge.
A petition for a municipal
drain in the Eden Asia was
accepted and referred to
engineer A.J. DeVos for a
survey, plan and report.
PORK DOWN
Pork fell Monday. No, it
wasn't the price. A 100 pound
pig was found on Usborne
township Concession 2-3 just
south of Huron street
Monday morning,
The animal apparently fell
from a passing truck. It was
taken to thepound at the
Exeter Animal Hospital by
Exeter OPP officers.
better job of running the
arena."
"A good example is the
takeover this year of our s wi m ming pool by the
Plenty of fun for everyone
is the theme of this year's
annual Sidewalk Days and
Fun Days slated for Thur-
sday and Friday, July 19 and
20.
Sponsored by the Exeter
Central Business
Improvement Association,
the event always attracts
hundreds of bargain hunters
to town. As well as the usual
values .from most of the
Mainway stores several fun
events have been scheduled
for Friday.
A mutt show will be held in
front of Pat's Pets at 10 a.m.
Organizer Harold Patterson
said any mutt is eligible to
enter.
A pie eating contest in
front of Exeter' bakery at 2
p.m. may be more appealing
to those who always won-
dered just how much they
really could eat. Of course it
All roads will lead to the
Kirkton fairgrounds on
Wednesday night, July 18
when the Kirkton Com-
munity Association presents
the 35th annual Garden
Party.
The theme of the garden
party this year is "The stars
will shine in '79."
Upwards of 4,000 persons
Two of the three accidents
investigated this week by
officers of the Exeter
detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police were of the
hit and run variety.
Tuesday an unknown
vehicle struck a mail box
and culvert on the property-
of Hubert Cooper at Lot 18,
Concession 3 of Stephen
township. Constable Don
Mason set damages at $40.
A vehicle owned by Ann
Marie Bertrand, Huron Park
Businessmen
meet Thursday
The regular meeting of the
Exeter Central Business
Improvement Area is
scheduled for Thursday
night at 7:30 p.m. at the
Council Chambers.
The meeting date was
advanced a week to avoid
conflicting with the annual
Fun Days and Sidewalk 'Sale--
July 19 and 20.
Issue 10 building permits
the re-entry of American
spaceship, the Skylab. „
Reeve Knight said - he's
been waiting for the letter
with "baited breath" and
added in addition to the
three page letter mailed to
council, he had received a
similar letter at his home.
He told council all the three
page letter did was to in-
form him if Skylab falls on
Hensall, then he can turn the
provincial government for
assistance.
In other business, council
considered the tenders of
applicants for the position of
village works superinten-
dent, but decided to hold a
special meeting before
reaching a decision. The
former , works superinten-
dent, Gary Maxwell, has
submitted his resignation.
Building official Herman
Van Wieren reported he
issued three building per-
mits to Hensall residents.
Edgar McClinchey of King
Street was issued a $2,000
permit to renovate his
home, Donald Tomton of
Mill Street was issued a $1,-
000 permit to close in a
porch and Glenn Harburn of
Brock" Street -vavissued -a"
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eight year-old is shown on "I'm A High Hope" while his mother Nancy mops the horse's brow.
Pea harvest on
TENDER CARE — Todd Deeks, of Lucan was one of the youngest competit&s at Saturday's horse show at Huron Park. The
T-A photo
Usborne lets drain contract
Groups from outside
Stephen, Exeter or Usborne
using the arena ice see their
rates go from $30 to $33 per
hour.
Minor hockey and figure
skating Will...PaYVotber tYv°
dollars for a total of $22 Per
hour.
Groups from within the
area will pay $28 rather than
$25 per hour.
Another change approved
by the board is the moving
up of the payment date for
the first of minor hockeys'
and figure skating's in-
stallments from December
31 to November 1.
Rec administrator, Ian
Smith said it did little good
for the centre to receive the
funds that late in their
budget year and that the
groups concerned did have
the funds available in
November.
When Usborne rep Bob
Down mentioned that the
figure skating club might
have some problems making
the payment at that date,
Smith countered it was
better to know at an earlier
date if either organization
was encountering some
financial difficulty.
Smith told the board a
review of other arena rates
in the area showed the South
Huron centre to be about in
the middle of what is
charged for ice time.
Exeter representative
Jerry MacLean thought
Smith "was in the right
direction" referring to the
increased fees.
Bob Smith and Wayne
Pearce expressed con-
fidence that minor hockey
would go along with the
revised rate structure
although Mayor Derry Boyle
who is also a member of the
minor hockey executive told
the board the minor
association lost about $6,000
this past season.
In a related move, the
.board passed a motion which
stated if the minor hockey
season exceeds the 20 week
period as specified in the
contract between the
association and the board,
payment for ice time is to be
based on a 6040 split of the
playoff games played in
Exeter. In return, minor
hockey will receive free
practice time during that
period.
Once again the problem of
deficiencies in the building
came up with Smith in-
forming the board that he
will seek prices on the ex-
terior rerpainting of the east
Wail of the rec centre,
Smith said Northside
Construction of London had
refused to perform any more
renovations on the building
until they received a cheque
fol.' $2,600 which was the
amount of interest which the
town accumulated on the
ment to pay a share of any
deficit incurred by the Cen-
tre in Exeter."
Finkbeiner continued,
"We are optimistic that we
can at least break even in
AROUND THE BARREL — Barb Parsons guides her horse
around one of the obstacles during a barrel race at Satur-
day's horse show at Huron Park. T-A photo
VANDALS HIT MERCHANT AWNINGS — Downtown Exeter Merchants were the target of
vandals this past weekend when several canvass awnings were slashed. Pointing to one of the
three slashes in the Country Flowers awning is employee Penny Watson. T-A photo
Let's go to Kirkton
have been enjoying the
three-fold program over the
years. First comes a snappy
ball game followed by the
"Little Stars" and finally the
"Big Stars."
Eileen Baldwin will be the
adjudicator for the juvenile
program with 17 different
numbers.
A preliminary contest was
held in May to pare down the
was damaged to the extent of
$300 when it was struck by an
unknown vehicle at 3 p.m.
Saturday on Hay township
road 20-21 near Poplar
Beach, just off Highway 21.
Constable Wally Tomasik
was the investigating officer.
Vehicles driven by James
Enos Farr, R.R. 4, Duffield
and John Crowe, London
were in collision Sunday at
1:15 p.m. on Highway 4 near
Centralia. Constable
Tomasik listed damages at
$600.
original 90 contestants for
the bi;„ show, A number of
area youngsters were suc-
cessful.
These include Joanne
Sawyer, Michelle Harris and
Shirley Miller from Staffa;
Joanne Verlinde, Hensall
and two Granton numbers
from Linda Bryan and
Leanne and Susanne
Sleeper.
Also selected were two
former area youngsters.
They are Carolyn Galloway
from Listowel and Scott
Triebner from Forest.
Chris Lovett will be back
as the musical director for
the professional program.
The top notch artists include
Elma Santa and the
redheads, Scottish en-
tertainer Peter Glen, circus
performers the Amazing
Arlise; the Xem-Glo
Williams Bros. television
commercial girl Maureen
Duncan, the Williams Bros.
acrobatic team and Kirkton's all-time favourite
Bill Meek.
Hit, run crashes