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DebbiBoiler, of Dungannon, displays some of the et
coliented.to lead to Cam wed Forces prsOnnert con
m the Penn, Gipr1l; bier has initiated aletterletteiltint campaign bn
involving faint urea schools. Adults sated ...nus .schO o►1 d00. can Si
_ i cipate by dropi�nuleir mmessagcs at Dawson, st l st dt
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by.Pacic
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initiated :a letter-wrxnng,, cam-
painto provide area residents;
a mead, to : show they
support for Canadian Alined
Forces personnel in the Persian
Gulf.
"I think it's, t to
do tso they a over
there, tits' .we do care what's
going on, that we are concerned
abet them," saidDebbie Bauer.'
She hopes the letter* drawings
and; messages ofsupport she col-
lects will provide. some cheer for
the army, navy; and air force per-
sonnel who receiVe them.
"It's like a little piece of home
for .then`
Stu clea and sta`aftucknow
Central .Public School, Lucknow.
Christian School, Brookside
Public School and St. Joseph's
School, ; s ridge, have
participate in the -
"It s a way for the- kids to
co t eirownTeemhem-on.
Pude it .gtv+cs them a sense of
gk,►ethiagr positive they
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nit drop:O• ff box bass
ss' set ntp at. Dawscn s. General
ertilizer
aLucknow and District -Co-
op's new fertilizer storagety
will be ready for use this.
said -- Nei , Sta leton-o'
president. to P
Stapleton* said the unique design
of the new lity, located bund.
the Co-op building on County Road
1, south of Luck now, .has attracted
considerable attention.
The storage facility was built
from 40,foot ocean freight con-
tainers, attached to a huge metal
° frame. Stapleton said the unusual
design saved about $100,000, com-
pared to the cost ofhaving it built
by conventional construction
methods.
The facility was built over the
summer of, 1990, mainly by Co-op
. staff and management.
"Sonne people,*ought it looked
like a Solar heating facility; said
Stapleton,
NEW DG
In other news from the Co-op's.
annual meeting and banquet 'Satur-
day, ,#nota&; 19, at "lire Luekuow
Community Centrei Stephen
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Andrew wail's -elected the
of c rectors for ase year
tarn. Jim Gibson' elected for
hiss first three - terra.
Directors Fred AMP. and Alert
Simpson, having completed a
se nd:threelettr term,, were not
eligible for re-eleen.
,S1UEL,TRUCKS SGS
The Co-op has re -organized `it's
petrolema department during 1990,
with fuel delivery trucks being sold
to A11an Murray,, of Holyrood.
Murray, formerly a Co-op
employee, now provides fuel deliver
on a contract basis,
Stapleton said the move " was
made to "take adventatge of the
efficiency of an owner -operator
systems"' He said, the switch to
owner -operator system in the fer-
tilizer ' spreadingportion. of the
business, was achieved .fide years,
when equipment was sold to Bil
Nelson.
'"Ibis way, you don't have to
manage the business or repair the
equiipment. -Siwe idea is quite
widespread in the co-op system"
i044144$'.:
the.areu tl
a ret of veterans iu
right consider sen -
,And; d'm, sure,..
there'd a .:.totaaf'woes ...' a
mothersthatnd .
out there that:; can sym
pates with the` idea of having
.to send their son or husband
over there to fight;
Bauer said organizin the cb
paign, does ntot:necessarily mean
she supports the idea of thevary:'
but rather that.she supports anti
has concern for the men .and
women involved.
Banter's .family has a l ng
history of Matti, semi
Boer War,: her g .was
in the service during World War
I and she lost an uncle in 'World
War .:B, Her sett Greg, . t7, is a,
• member of the local unlit
and a' member of the stn edge'
"Highland Fusiliers.'ii ie Fusiliers --
are named after the Royal. High;
land Fusiliers, ,a British unit
recently dispatched to the: per
sian Gulf.
"I :dOiet knew
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t es„why I
idea Ys' ju$
dyeing."
Bauer, .
ion
.t�
;whole ids, 0
n Bret we
nping-to me.";I e' u$
�► never conceive of pt�r
women being treated
at:wy..
Bauer w Said
mete�wl
fin+sg tit r : mai�ndstsluasmrgh},ebsenw'.s
tt..ir.lRstr.
owws.. ot,hes•
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campaign to on-going,
The cost of Mfg the mem
"0o . 'is 10 cents. fir, sheet A
collection for contributions
to the mailing costs has been
up at. awson's store.
- Bauer ltd hey' own c.
re . among, the fu
contribute maiessres.
The following 'is the text of
Jeffrey Bar's m. sage.
to'isoldierb
4)0 J ent. ;ye' old. I live
�. tumor in Dungannon: 1tIs
t little town, oru couecall it
a village, 1 %e two ' brothers
end one ,aster their nw nes"
ire Greg, Steven' and Leah and.
leave. a 11�om ° f go to
Brook a .Public Sc l.1 at in
ka&
th actyouu doe ` et h t.
on ailgor as:
p1
hahe
` V ► R" 1'l peasib
•stud nniB
nye in -
110 different
heie tharti. in any off:coMnuasnY
across Canada. •
National statics show,, at least
• 'one in eight wwonten is physically
abusedby her husband, and it is
estimated More than 5,000 women
and' 6,000 Children in Grey and
Bruce counties live in physically
violent homes.
The issue of wife assault was
addressed:at a public aneeth% held
in 'skein; on Thursday after-
rcon,J,a""t. 24. Guest steers
Brian Farmer, Bruce County
. Crown Aitomey, Walkerton
lawyer Brian Linley, and Sheila
Stephenson, an office ad -
a� - ate.
violence ,
CE
HGIS
Farmer said he. decides how to
deal with a case :after la's.
reviewed information the
police. Oncof the eartliest
problems he said he faces .is;that
after the victim has conterpleted,
what's;` happened she 'beginsto
have second *oughts,
"Generally she'll write me and
ask me .to reconsider ar withdraw
the charge."
Tillie case proceeds to court, ,
quite often the victim 'attends,
Farmer said calling on the victim
for testimony is hard, in human
tents, on himself and the police.
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county probably the
majority of assaults of this . nature
are entered as a"fit' plea:*.,
Farmer gave sentencing,
exaMples in two recent assault ' `
charges in Bruce.County The first .
example he quoted found the
offender sentenced to nine months
in jail.
The second example was a first
time Offender who was well
edICate . The judge sentenced the
man to -thee months in jail.
"The man's wife didn't want
hum to .go,to jail but the judge
thought jai was necessary in this
case. This presents another
problem. Many women say, 'Do
what you have to do, but Y don't
want him to go to jail'."
Turn to rage 2
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G *kers. at the sleeting, clt� fro
Minty COMM Attorney, and wal
lei to right Calm Stephenson, with Legal Aid Brian .Farmer!,
ern lawyer Brian. Conley. (Stull photo)
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