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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-07-22, Page 1News |Community Entertainment Pharmicist to move West Wawanosh Anne Chislett’s into The Saga building celebrates its 125th Yankee Notions in early October this weekend an example of quality See page 2 See page 13 See page 27 Summer rainfall hits record highs Bet you've been noticing it's been raining a lot lately and your tan isn’t coming along as nicely as it usually is by this time of year. According to weather station operator Boyd Taylor of RR 3 Wal­ ton, we are averaging a great deal more rain this summer than usual. The average amount of rainfall for the month of June for the years 1987-1991 was 76.5 mm per month. This year for June, we averaged 80.5 mm. Although the first half of June was decent, claims Mr. Taylor, the second half was so cloudy and wet that thousands of acres of hay were lost. Crop specialist says, ‘No need to fret-yet’ The large quantities of rain that the region has been receiving recently have been a popular topic of conversation. Most of the concern is being directed at the tardiness of crop growth. The wet conditions and lack of hot, sunny weather has many womed over this year's har­ vest. However, Brian Hall of the OMAF office in Clinton says there is nothing to fret about yet—a bout of hot weather could "make the com jump". A method to measure how the weather has been, on the com is to use Com Heat Units. Com usually goes through 25 Com Heat Units per day and Mr. Hall estimates that the corn is 180 Com Heal Units behind right now, or about one week behind normal growth. Candidates step forward I've got it Youngsters from the Brussels area took advantage of the good weather on Monday to participate in some outdoor games at Kids' Corner, held at the Mennonite Fellowship Hall. An unidentified girl faces off in a relay against the team of Patrick Gilkes (front), Chris Holdenmeyer (on the ground), Nathan Garland and Tyler Bragg. London woman dies in crash Margaret Mclnroy Margaret Mclnroy announced July 20 her intention to seek the Huron-Bruce Liberal candidacy nomination. A life-long resident of Morris township, Mrs. Mclnroy decided to throw her hat into the political ring after being approached by a mem­ ber of the candidate search commit­ tee. A long-time secretary for the Huron Bruce Federal Liberal Asso­ ciation, the 34-year-old said her involvement with the party came about because of her father, well- known Walton-area farmer, Wil­ fred Shortreed's commitment. "It was something I grew up with," she For the years 1987-1991, the average rainfall for the month of July was 64 mm. Already, as of July 21 this year, we have received 98 mm of rain July 1989 only 2 mm of water came down, and July 1991, 57.5 mm of rain were received. Mr. Taylor doesn't seem to think that there will be any great prob­ lems with crops due to all this wet weather. He says the cereal crops are doing well, wheat could be a problem, the com needs heat, and the fruit is sizing well if you can keep the sprays on. He claims that with a good hot spell, the com should catch up to what it should be since there is good moisture now. The frost we received in June apparently didn't do a lot of dam­ age or contribute to present condi­ tions in any great way. There are pockets in the region that were severely affected, but for the most part damage was not extensive. The frost was hardest on the white bean crop—corn is a lot more resilient and can catch up in any lost growth due to frost. One factor that is particularly hard on farmers this season is abun­ dance of weeds, which is due to the quantity of rain received. The slow growth of the crops contributes to the rapid growth of weeds. Paul Steckle said. Mrs. Mclnroy and her hus­ band Rick reside on the family farm. Though she has no fear of fitting in on Parliament Hill, Mrs. Mcln­ roy says she hopes to remain the same down-to-earth person that people know her to be now. A dedi­ cated community person, she has beenSqvolved in local organiza­ tions. She. has held executive office with the Walton Women's Institute and at the District and Area levels. She is an alternate board director to the Federation of Women's Insti­ tutes of Ontario. She served on the board of Melville Presbyterian Continued on page 10 Vol. 8 No. 29 Wednesday, July 22, 1992 60 cents A London woman was killed and her husband injured after a tragic crash in Morris township on Fri­ day, July 17 at 10:50 p.m. A spokesperson from the Wing­ ham OPP said that Marilyn Stoyle, 57, was the driver of a 1985 Chrysler New Yorker, which was heading north on County Road 12, near the junction of Highway 86. A witness told police that the car slowly drifted into the south lane then continued onto the shoulder, down the grassy slope and struck a tree. Police believe that Mrs. Stoyle may have fallen asleep as there was no indication that she had attempt­ ed to apply the brakes. Const. Lome Roberts, a technical traffic accident investigator also said no mechanical problems were found in the car. Mr. Stoyle sustained major injuries and was taken to Wingham Listowel OPP discover body of Ethel-area teen The body of an 18-year-old Ethel-area youth was found about four miles south of Listowel by OPP officers, on Tuesday, July 7. Const. McTague of the Listowel detachment said that as a result of denial comparisons, conducted at a post-mortem, Wednesday, the vic­ tim was identified as Seth McCutcheon, son of Murray and and District Hospital then later transferred to University Hospital in London. Marie of RRl, Ethel. The cause of death is as yet undetermined. Fur­ ther examinations will be done by the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto. Const. McTague said the body was discovered after police responded to an alarm at 5 a.m. near a Bell Cellular tower. The alarm was triggered possibly by a storm or fault in the wiring.