HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-09-06, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1989.
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Londesboro
Compiled by Mrs. June Fothergill. Phone 523-4360
S. School begins Sunday
Reflexologist Chris Ten Pas, second from left, enjoys a moment of socializing during the Open House
for the new First Chiropractic Care Centre in Brussels last Thursday evening. Touring the facilities
were from left Carol Thornton, Joan Exel and Nancy Exel.
Greeters at Londesboro United
Church on Sunday, Sept. 3 were
Harry and Gail Lear. Ushers were
Larry Hoggart, Mel Bergsma and
Steven Duizer.
Bible Study Friday, Sept. 15 at
1:30 p.m. is at the Snihurs.
Glen Baker and Jessica Hom
were married in the church on
Saturday, Sept. 2.
Woman enjoys
Dorothy Sottiaux visited in Cal
gary with her daughter Linda,
David and Katherine Costantine
and son Gary Sottiaux. She then
toured the U.S.A, stopping at
Crater Lake, Disneyland, San Fran
cisco, Las Vegas and Salt Lake
City, returning home after a very
enjoyable trip.
Sunday School begins next Sun
day, Sept. 10. The Senior choir will
meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night,
Sept. 5. Anyone wishing to join,
please come out.
Hymn-sing will be held the first
Sunday of each month and will take
the place of the second hymn in the
service. The sermon topic was “I
am the Gate - Part 3 of the ‘I Am’
sayings of Jesus”.
US trip
Don’t forget the Historical meet
ing at Londesboro Hall on Tuesday,
Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. Everyone is
welcome. Guest speaker Harry
Lear will be giving the History of
Hullett Township.
Congratulations to Donald and
Kim Reid on the birth of their son,
Donald Kody.
Chambers pleads guilty to vandalism charges
A Wingham man pleaded guilty,
Aug. 30 in provincial court in
Wingham to several charges re
garding his involvement in a van
dalism spree in Wingham that
amounted to nearly $5,000 in
damages.
Dwight Robert Chambers plead
ed guilty to several of the seven
counts of mischief in connection
with a four-day spree with another
man that ran up damages of $4,630
in Wingham area businesses. His
attorney indicated he was willing to
plead guilty to the other charges as
well but information on the charges
was not available to the crown
attorney for the August 30 sessiotj.
It will be heard September 27 and
sentencing on all the incidents after
presentation of a pre-sentence
report.
In June’s session of provincial
court, Judge R.G.E. Hunter sen
tenced Gary Raymond Carter, of
Morris township to 30 days on each
of five counts of mischief involving
the same incident. The two men
damaged a backhoe belonging to
Lavis Construction on a worksite in
Wingham on April 15. On April 16
two windows were shot out at
Crown Windows in Wingham. On
April 18 windows and patio doors
were shot out in Royal Homes and
street lights in Turnberry township
were shot out. On April 19 police
investigated a break-in at the
Wingham arena where chocolate
bars, cigarettes and money were
taken. The nearby Wingham Drive-
in Cleaners had been broken into.
In the north end of the town
windows at the Stanley Door fac
tory had been shot out and a gun
had been poked through the broken
windows and lights shot out and
paint pails holed, sending paint
leaking down the walls. Street
lights in the riverfront area of
Wingham had been shot out and
the Wingham Sales Arena had
been broken into and $100 cash,
some knives and camouflage cloth
ing stolen.
Mr. Chambers also pleaded guil
ty to failing to appear in court on
July 26 to hear the charges.
Other unrelated charges, dating
back to Nov. 5, 1988 were also
heard. On that date Mr. Chambers
admitted taking a car without
permission from the parking lot of a
Wingham factory, driving it to
Kincardine and returning it while
the car’s owner was at work.
He also pleaded guilty to taking a
wallet and $260 in cash from
another car in the parking lot on
Nov. 1, 1988.
The most recent incident in the
long string of escapades occurred
on August 1 when Mr. Chambers,
along with Paul Anthony Carter
and a young offender went to the
home of Leonard and Paul Cowie to
settle a dispute between the young
offender and Paul Cowie. No one
was home so, the court was told,
the three broke into the house and
ransacked the interior, wrecking
televisions, and furniture and do
ing an estimated $5,000 damage.
Mr. Chambers pleaded guilty to
the charge.
Sentencing on all charges will be
September 27. Also appearing at
that time on the last of the charges
will be Paul Anthony Carter. Both
men remain in custody.
Seaforth wraps up ‘Mainstreet’A REMINDER
The To vn of Seaforth is marking
the completion of its three year
Mainstreet Canada Project with a
series of festivities to be held on
Thursday, September 7. Main-
street Canada, one of the programs
of the Heritage Canada Founda
tion, has been in Seaforth since
1986. During ihat time, the Main-
street Co-ordinator, as in other
towns across Canada, has been
working on revitalizing the down
town core through organization,
marketing and economic develop
ment as well as actual building
restoration and streetscape im
provement.
As tangible evidence of the
success of this program, the first
phase of Seaforth’s Streetscape
Project, known as the Town Hall
Civic Court, will be formally open
ed on September 7 a ceremony will
be held in front of the Town Hall at
7:30 p.m. featuring a ribbon cutt
ing by Mayor Hazel Hildebrand
and the appearance, out of the
past, of one of Seaforth’s historical
figures, Mr. D. D. Wilson, the first
reeve of the Town of Seaforth!
At 8 p.m., following the official
opening of the Civic Court, D.D.
Wilson will invite everyone to join
him at a wine and cheese reception
at the Royal Canadian Legion on
Main St. near the Town Hall.
Displays will be set up and slides
will be shown highlighting the past
glory of Seaforth, the achievements
of the Mainstreet Canada Program
and the future plans for the
downtown.
The Town of Seaforth is continu
ing its commitment to the revitali
zation of the downtown by hiring a
new co-ordinator to carry on where
the Mainstreet Program left off.
The town will remain as an
affiliated project of Heritage Cana
da’s National Mainstreet Program.
New Minimum Wage
Ontario’s minimum wage rates are increasing by 25 cents
an hour. As of the work week in which October 1 st, 1989
occurs, the general minimum wage becomes $5.00 per
hour and the rate for students under 18 increases to
$4.15 per hour.
New Public Holiday
The view from Mabel's Grill
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instead. I mean they hardly need to
keep it from the Russians because
they probably already know about
it from their own spy satellites.
Maybe they really made it so hush
hush to keep it from the ordinary
people on our side.”
TUESDAY: Julia Flint said she felt
kind of sorry for the people of Baie
Comeau getting all those barrels of
PCBs dropped on their doorstep
when they hadn't done anything in
particular to deserve it.
‘‘I don’t know,” said Tim, "I
think it’s called fair trade: they
gave us Mulroney and we give
them PCBs.”
“Besides,” said Hank, “Mul
roney’s been getting everything
else for his own riding so they
might as well have some of the
headaches too.”
THURSDAY: Once again, Ward
Black was saying this morning,
truth is stranger than fiction: well
sort of truth. What soap opera
writer could have dreamed up
anything to match the plot twists of
the Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker
story? Jimmy gets involved with
another woman, Tammy forgives
him. Jimmy gets thrown out of his
luxury home and gets charged with
fraud but he claims to just have
been a poor businessman. Two
witnesses collapse and can’t testi
fy. Then Jimmy collapses and
claims people are out to get him.
“And it even comes at a time when
all the other soaps are in reruns.”
FRIDAY: Well said Hank Stokes,
it’s nice to see Brian and.Mila have
finally decided to show some
restraint in their spending. They
need a holiday with the kids so they
do like the rest of us often do:
persuade a friend to let them bunk
in at their summer place for the
weekend. “I wonder if they offered
to help the Bush’s with the food
bill?”
Scout group
plans
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of events for 1989-90 was esta
blished.
The many ideas and decisions
that were repeatedly discussed
during the past year have now been
written down as “Blyth Scouting
Policies”. These policies were dis
cussed and a motion passed to
accept them in total. Anyone from
Blyth and area wishing a copy of
these policies should contact Jackie
Lantinga, 523-4424.
Beginning in 1989, December 26th (Boxing Day) be
comes a public holiday with pay under the Employment
Standards Act.
Ontario employees now have a right to this holiday unless
they fall under certain excepted classes of worker or
industry.
December 26th is the eighth paid public holiday along
with New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada
Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Additional information may be obtained from
the Employment Standards Branch, Ontario
Ministry of Labour. The telephone number
of the office serving you is listed in the
blue pages of your local telephone directory.
Ministry of Labour
® Ontario
Gerry Phillips, Minister