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The Citizen, 1990-07-04, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1990. Auburn-area man authors novel Summer reading What better summer reading than your own book, Auburn-area author Paul Rosscansayashesits back in a lawn chair at a book launching party in Bayfield Thursday. The humorous book on small town life took one year towrite but it took two years to find a publisher. For Auburn-area resident Paul Ross the coming of the computer age to his office led to a first novel which was unveiled to many county residents at a book launching in Bayfield Thursday. “Four Corners on Main Street” is a comic novel about life in a small town. It is published by Somerville House Publishing of Toronto. Mr. Ross, who with his wife Heather operates a law office in Goderich, brought home a compu­ ter three years ago to his historic stone house on the base line south of Auburn so he could practise using it before the switch was made at the couple’s offices. Needing something to type, he started composing a story. “I had no idea there was a novel within me”, he says. He had always fiddled with writing since the days he was a reporter with the Toronto Telegram before he became a lawyer. He also operated a store-front legal office in Toronto before coming to Huron where he has operated offices in Clinton, Blyth and Seaforth before moving to Goderich. The story in Four Comers on Main Street is really about power, Mr. Ross said Thursday, as guests drifted by to congratulate him at a party at Bayfield’s Little Inn. There is a delicate power struggle be­ tween a husband and wife, power between the people who don’t have anything and those who do, power between the town’s police chief and the mayor. Mr. Ross says writing on a computer was an experience he Continued on page 9 Tumberry man fined $500 for assaulting wife A Wingham-area man was fined $500 after pleading guilty in provincial court in Wingham Wednesday to assaulting his wife. Paul H. Shaw, RR 1, Wingham had originally been charged with assault causing bodily harm but the charge was reduced to common assault after negotiations between acting crown attorney L. McGuire and defence counsel Brian Linley. The court was told that the assault took place in the Shaw’s Turnberry township home on Dec. 16,1989. When Mrs. Shaw refused to go to the beer store for her husband he punched her in the face making her nose bleed. He left the house and she went to the hospital for treatment. The court was told Mr. Shaw had a previous record for assault in 1982. The crown attorney said the fact the couple had reconciled led her to agree to the lesser charge. Judge J. M. Seneshen told Mr. Shaw that “if it had been any worse (an assault) than that, you would have gone to jail for three to five months. Next time you go to the beer store yourself. Your wife is not your slave.” Bluevale man breaches probation, fined $500 I A Bluevale man was fined $500 or three months in jail for breaching a probation from a brutal beating last year when he appeared in provincial court in Wingham Wednesday. Paul Gerald Martin pleaded guilty to breaching the terms of his probation which included that he was not to consume alcohol. Mr. Martin had been convicted of assault on Kim Tout, apparently while he was drunk. He had been on top of the pregnant Ms. Tout beating her when her friend came to her assistance and he hit her. Ms. Tout escaped the house and he went looking for her and when he couldn’t find her he beat a barking dog with a shovel. The court was told he was consuming alcohol in violation of his probation from Dec. 1,1989 to January 17, 1990. The complaint was brought by Ms. Tout who said she had witnessed the drinking and even obtained alcohol for him at one point. She filed the complaint of the breach of probation when he indicated he would threaten her. An invitation to comment on an environmental assessment for the proposed Ontario Hydro program in respect of activities associated with meeting future electricity requirements in Ontario The Environmental Assessment Act Subsection 7(1) Notice of Completion of Review Find out how to make your work place more accessible to the Deaf employee. Call the Canadian Hearing Society at 416-964-9595, or write to us at: 271 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario M5R 2V3 An Environmental Assess­ ment has been submitted by Ontario Hydro for an undertaking consisting of a Program in respect of activities associated with meeting future electricity re­ quirements in Ontario. Ontario Hydro has published a Demand/Supply Plan Report setting out proposals to ensure that a continuing reliable electricity supply is provided in Ontario. Each alternative Demand/Supply Plan includes: management of the demand for electricity; non-utility generation; rehabilitation and retirement of generating stations; redevelopment, extensions and new developments at eleven hydraulic generation sites; the purchase of electri­ cal power and energy from Manitoba; and, new fossil and nuclear generation. The approval being requested is set out in Chapter 19 of the Demand/Supply Plan Report, and pertains to: a) the Auburn Compiled by Mrs. Mildred Lawlor. Phone 526-7589 New minister at Knox Rev. Paul Ross conducted the morning service at Knox United Church and Mrs. Gordon Gross was organist. Mr. Bert Lyon of . Londesboro introduced the new minister. Rev. Ross gave the call to worship followed by hymn “All Creatures of our God and King”. The children’s story was told by Rev. Ross of “Gideon the Lion”. The hymn, “I love to tell the story” was sung. Nancy Park and Jake Middelkamp sang a duet, “Unto the Hills” followed by the prayer chorus. Rev. Ross’s sermon was entitled “What were you Auburn people news Misses Jean Houston and Jean Jamieson of Toronto spent a few days with Mrs. Frances Clark. Sympathy to the family and relatives of Mrs. Jean Blake (Kirk- connell) formerly of Auburn who passed away after a lengthy illness last week. Lome and Evelyn Popp attended the graduation of their daughter Dianne Isabelle Popp from Wes­ tern University, London with a Bachelor of Science in nursing on June 8, 1990 in Alumni Hall. William Anderson of Newmarket visited on the weekend with his requirement and rationale for transmission in Ontario to incorporate purchases from Manitoba; and, b) the requirement and rationale for specified generation and tran- simission facilities, including nuclear, fossil and hydraulic generation. Before the Environmental As­ sessment Board convenes a hearing on this proposal, you have the right to submit com­ ments on the proposed undertaking, the environ­ mental assessment, and the government review which has now been completed. How do you get the information you need? You may inspect the documents during normal business hours at the following ministry offices: Environmental Assessment Branch 5th Fl., 250 Davisville Ave. Toronto, Ontario M4S1H2 (416)440-3450 Ministry of the Environment regional offices in Hamilton, Toronto, London, Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Kingston. (Check the blue pages of your telephone directory for addresses.) Please submit your written comments so they are re­ ceived no iater than August 7,1990. Send them to: Ontario Hydro Demand/ Supply Plan Jim Bradley, Minister Ministry of the Environment 5th Fl., 135 St.'Clair Ave. W. Toronto, Ontario M4V 1P5 All submissions received by the minister will be forwarded to the Environmental Assess­ ment Board for their consid­ eration at the hearing mentioned below. Comments on the undertaking, the environmental assessment, and the review may also be ■ Ontario Environment Environnement Jim Bradley Minister/mmistre expecting?” The hymn “Take my life and let it be” was sung. The offering was received by Peter Verbeek and Brian Gross and dedicated. Rev. Ross gave the prayer of Thanksgiving and Con­ cern followed by the Lord’s Prayer repeated in unison. The hymn “I feel the winds of God today” was sung. Rev. Ross pronounced the benediction and the response “Now thank we all our God” ended the service. Rev. Ross may be reached by phone 523-4477 and by mail at P.O. Box 237, Londesboro, Ontario, NOM 2H0. parents Mr. and Mrs. Oliver An­ derson. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Greg Park were Charles and Glenes Liptrot of Calgary. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Craig and family of St. Jacobs spent the weekend at their trailer home, RR 3, Auburn. Congratulations to Brian and Betty Holme on the birth of a daughter Amber Nicole, born on June 21 at Victoria Hospital West­ minster Campus. Another grand­ child for Lome and Evelyn Popp of Blyth. submitted directly to the Envi­ ronmental Assessment Board at the hearing. Public Hearing to be held The Environmental Assess­ ment Board will be holding a hearing under the Environ­ mental Assessment Act. The Environmental Assessment Board will issue a notice giving the date, time and location of the hearing. Anyone who wishes to make submissions to the Environmental Assessment Board should note the Board's requirements when the Board issues its no­ tice. Any person requiring more information on the hearing should contact: Executive Coordinator Ontario Hydro Demand/ Supply Plan Hearing Environmental Assessment Board 5th Fl., 2200 Yonge St. Toronto, Ontario M4S 2C6