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Phone 1-800-265-0562 What else can warm and friendly gas do for you today? un~nn GRs SUCCESSFUL SEMINAR — More than 150 persons attended a Seminar on Retirement in Goderich, Saturday. Set up by the Ontario Teachers FederatiOn and the OntarioSvperannuation,the seminar was organized by all the Teacher Federations in Huron. The organizing committee is shown here. From the left ore Helen Vidian, Victoria School, Goderich; Mothilda Martens, Eole St. Marie; Shelly Warr, Goderich Collegiate; Jim McDavid, Goderich St. Marys; Irene Haugh, Usborne Cen- tral; Ruth Shaddick, retired. teacher; Jim Chapman, Exeter Public School; John Geiger, Goderich Collegiate and Ralph Smith, Goderich Robertson School. T-A photo Teacher -semi seminar plans future Novemb4er 5 1980 Huron, North Middlesex A,..„ • by Otti, BATTEN When two Ontario cabinet. • ministers officially open two Exeter projects today, (Wednesday) they may net know how Contentious those projects really were, While , most local residents, and visitors alike; view the renovated town hall with pride, the completion of the pro)ect, was a long, hard fight for' the Exeter and Area Heritage Foundation. The seeds for the renova-, Lion project were sewn many years ago when an engineer-, ing study on the town ball showed that it was badly deteriorated through mis- Exeter council has moved into a "lame duck" position as the current term dwindles, but members this week approved several recommendations that they hope their successors will treat as priorities, An ad hoc committee nam- ed to study a request from Gib Dow for some con- sideration of new fencing along the common boundary he shares with the communi- ty park recommend the pro- Mayor Derry Boyle was the victim of a wilful damage incident over the weekend and said Monday it must be time he got out of municipal politics if he has enemies such as that. Over the weekend,, cans of oil, water and mud were dumped on the front seat of his car, badly staining the upholstery. His comments prompted mayoralty candidate Don Cameron to facetiously management of councils through the years and ironically one of the most stubborn opponents of the Heritage Foundation turned out to be town council. There were those who suggested that renovations to the structure would be a case of throwing good money after bad, but the Heritage people persevered and final- ly worked out a deal with council and the latter literal- ly walked away from the building by moving their chambers to the new ad- ministration building in the old post office and subse- quently the police office to a ject be given priority rating by the 1981 council. The committee, consisting of Don Cameron, Jay Campbell and Lossy Fuller, said they recognized the need to have a fence es- tablished on the boundary, but at this point in time the financial status of such a project is unkndwn. They also noted the location and extent of the fence would have to be worked out with the property ewner. suggest he may have to reconsider his candidacy if that is what the head of council can expect. It's not the first time Boyle has been personally vie-, timized,. although it is not known if the incidents were perpetrated by unhappy ratepayers or misguided vandals. Earlier in his political career, he had the air let out of his car tires. new facility on Main kt. It was the latter move that provided yet another obstacle, for the Heritage Foundation, as they had hoped to have the revenue from the police station ren- tal as the basis for their operating costs. Undaunted, they moved on and succeeded in having the structure designated as a heritage building and eligi. ble for grants from The On- tario heritage Foundation and the ministry of culture and recreation, Reuben Baetz, head of that pinistry‘ will offieiate at the opening today, The ribbon The employee relations committee, established this year with two council representatives and two from the employee pool, presented an interim report recommending that the new council re-establish the com- mittee as soon as they take office and immediately meet with the existing members Don Cameron; 'Jay Campbell, Liz Bell and Glenn' Kells to review progress to date. The committee members have already established Salary ranges and job descriptions .fofmtmployees at the administration office and suggested that the works department personnel now be studied. In presenting the report, Councillor Cameron said some preliminary work has already been done for the works department but detailed discussion has not taken place. He " said that the preliminary work would suggest that categories reflecting management responsibility as well as equipment operation skill should be developed. cutting is slated for 3:30 p.m. and the public is in- vited. Refreshments will be served. While the community appeared, divided on the restoration project, the can, vass to raise funds locally met with considerable success and, quickly enabled the project to become a reality. When it was completed, the foundation had little trouble in finding tenants for the building and these now provide the rental ineome needed to meet the operating costs, • Architectural heritage ex- perts have lauded the restoration project and similar to the proof of any pudding, most local people now look with pride on a project that many previous- ly thought impractical. Also on Wednesday's agen- da will be the official open- ing of the Exeter BIA down- town restoration project by housing minister, Claude F, Bennett. It too provided many arguments, not so much over the actual project itself, but in the need for an accompanying property standards and maintenance bylaw. That resulted in the resignation of one elected town official and several hot . debates around the council table and at one public meeting. The project incltides the development of parkettes at the PUC office, town ad- ministrative office and the hall and library. Perhaps one of the main problems experienced by the BIA in the project was a misunderstanding on the part of many local residents as to who was paying for the work. None of the funds for the parkettes is coming from local tax dollars. The BIA and council have borrowed $150,000 from the provincial government under the. Downtown Restoration Program and the BIA will repay $100,000 over 10 years and council will repay $50,- 000. The loan is provided at an interest rate of one per- befit. The $5000 being repaid' by the town is being spent on the development of parking areas, not the parkettes. The town hall parking lot will be paved under the program and a new parking lot will be developed behind the stores on the west side of Main St. between Ann and John. Work Diamond ring in rummage You never know what you're going to find at a rummage sale put on by the Auxiliary to South Huron Hospital. The ladies organizing Thursday's sale were surprised to find a diamond ring among the deflations, The ring was taken to a jeweller, where it was learned that indeed it was a real diamond, set in 14 karat gold. The old engagement ring was sold as part of the auction sale. Norm Whiting volunteered his services as an auctioneer. Rummage sale convener Helen Mickle said that more people than ever before attended the rummage sale. She said that this fall's donations were of ex- ceptionally good quality, and it attracted a larger group of buyers than ever before. Also popular was the silent auction. Mrs. Mickle said that items put in the silent auction were of very good quality. The public was invited to write their bids on apiece of paper and the item was awarded to the highest bidder at the end of the day. Prices for clothing and other items at the sale remained the same as they have for the past three years. However, Mrs. Mickle said that next spring they may have to consider raising prices, because the cost of holding the sale is in- creasing. Mrs. Mickle said that the items used for the sale such as twine, pins, tape and string, have increased substantially. The rummage sale, which is held each spring and fall, is used to raise motley for the auxiliary to South Huron Hospital. Mrs. Mickle said that a final figure is not yet available, but she estimated the amount made in the sale would he the same or better than the spring sale, which was in the neighbourhood of $5000. She said that once all expenses were paid, a final figure Would be announced at next Tuesday afterboOn's meeting of the auxiliary. on the latter has. already commenced. It may not be included in the speeches of the. two cabinet ministers as they laud the efforts, of those responsible for the projects, but it may be fair to say that - the success of the projects is. only partly due to the. organizers' pride; involve- ment and dedication, The thought occurs that most successful projects in Exeter depend to some ex- tent on some opposition as it forces those wanting something to fight that much 'harder for their goals and to prove that the project in which they believe can be accomplished. Indifference can often be a detriment! While those directly responsible from the Heritage Foundation and the BIA. can look with pride at their completed projects, even, those who took a negative attitude can share in, what they helped ac- complish. The point, even as somewhat, indicated in the completion of the rec centre is this: if you want to hinder a project in Exeter, don't be vocal in your opposition, There are just too many peo- ple willing (and able) to prove you wrong for the betterment of this communi- ty. A seminar on Planning your Future held in Goderich Saturday was attended by more than 150 school teachers and their spouses. A variety of topics was aimed at leading up to retirement years. Discussed were income tax laws, investments, estate planning, legal aspects, nutrition, mental attitudes and stress. The seminar was set up by the Ontario Teachers Federation and the Ontario Superannuation Commission and organized locally by a committee with represen- tation from all Teacher Federation affiliates.. Seminar chairman Ralph Smith of Goderich said he was pleased with the at- tendance and very positive responses. Smith continued, "It proved we don't have to go to Toronto to have a good workshop, a lot of people worked together to make it successful. In addition to Huron teachers, a number from the counties of Perth, Grey and Bruce also attended. More than 100 took ad- vantage of the opportunity to have personal interviews withSuperannuation officials regarding pensions. The seminar held at Goderich Collegiate Institute opened with Jim Cosley of the TeachersSuperannuation Board talking about pensions to the entire group for almost an hour, Exeter accountant Joe Darling spoke on income tax laws and Gary Bean, also of Exeter outlined investment programs. Goderich lawyer Norm Pickell talked about many legal aspects, Dr. C.F. Doorly outlined changing roles in retirement and Dr. Khan of the Bluewater Centre reviewed stress. Other speakers were Willard Long of Sl-IDHS on RRSP's, Phil Shelley on investments, Mrs. C, Thompson on nutrition, Terry Schutt and Orlon Hall on insurance and Ian Munro about Federation RRSP's, Mayor's auto is splattered To lame duck position • • area surrounding the town