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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-08-18, Page 1Honoured Government —r------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Education r' Seniors’ r- ’ J efforts \ " ' acknowledged Morris, Turnberry restructuring draft plan ready to go to county Local filly races to third place finish at Sire Stakes in Clinton See page 6 See page 10 See page 12 Van, truck collide, 13 sent to hospital OPP officers are investigating an accident in Grey Twp. that sent 13 people to hospital late Saturday night. When police arrived Grey Twp. tirefighters were extricating the driver of a cube van. Kwang Hoon Choi. 46 of Scarborough trapped behind the wheel, while ambulance crews were helping 12 other injured people. The van. which was transporting a worm-picking crew from Toronto, was travelling south on Sideroad 25 just west of Brussels. Police said the driver failed to stop at the intersec­ tion of County Rd. 16 and collided with a 1999 Dodge truck, driven by Bogus bill passed in Brussels store On Aug. 12 at approximately 3:45 p.m. police were called to the Canadian .Imperial Bank of Commerce in Brussels on King Street. A bank representative said that a Canadian $10 bill had shown up in the deposit of Teeft’s Knechtel Food Market. The bank found that the bill showed features of being tampered with and had failed an ultraviolet test. Sun shines as thousands cheer on racers Under mostly sunny skies over 12,000 fans, the largest crowd ever assembled for a Canadian outdoor motocross, cheered on nearly 950 riders at the Sth Walton TransCan Grand National motocross this past weekend. Both pro and amateur riders from across the country contested vigor­ ously in this high-endurance sport. Locally, veteran Chris Lee of Walton competed well, earning a third place in the +40 division. Jake Henderson of Bluevale brought home a second place from the 125 Beginner class. Industry and vendor participants were overwhelmed by the crowd that swarmed over the displays and retail exhibits, said Lee, whose fam­ ily hosted the four-day event at their farm, just east of Walton. The Axo Bronze boot award for the best overall amateur perform­ ance was awarded to Kaven Benoit from Notre-Dame de Bonne Conseil, Quebec. The ladies division, the X-Wear Cup for best overall went to Angie Keuntjes of Ocala, Florida. Fullbore Marketing presented a new LEM SX2 50 cc motorcycle to the top rider in the 50 PeeWee (seven-eight-year-old) class. This was won by Thomas Fisher of Michigan. Andrew Burt. 30 of Orangeville. He and two young passengers, Jonathan Burt, seven and Jordon Healey, both of Brampton received minor injuries. They were treated at hospi­ tal and released. Ten of the 17 in the van were injured. Chang-Yup Choi, 39, was transferred from Wingham to London and is listed in critical con­ dition. Choi and Tai Chuan Zhang were also taken to London with seri­ ous inunes. The rest of the victims were trans­ ported to hospitals in Listowel, Seaforth, Goderich and Wingham for treatment. The bill was sent to Royal Canadian Mounted Police detection laboratories for analysis. The Huron OPP are advising all merchants to keep watch for more of these bills that will have a serial number of BDW6819501. If anyone comes into contact with this bill call the OPP immediately and obtain, if possible, the names of the persons responsible for passing the bill. Ontario riders competed for the prestigious Rick Joseph Memorial Award on the basis of sportsman­ ship, dedication and athletic per­ formance. In a break from tradition that was shared this year by Iain Hayden of Espanola and Huron County’s own Chris Tyndall of Holmesville. In the vintage classes the Brampton Cycle Canadian American Challenge Trophy was won by the Canadian team. Complete race results are avail­ able at http://www.cmrcracing.com, by following the results link to the south-westem Ontario series Walton Grand National. General informa­ tion about the event is available at http://village.walton.on.ca. Other Huron riders were: Nicolas DeBrusk, SeaTcfrth; Nick Henderson, Bluevale; Cory DeBrusk, Seaforth; Lee Gulliver, Wroxeter; Harley Davis, Centralia; Mandy Handenko, Walton; Paul Chapman, Exeter; Jody Glen, Gorrie; Steve Eadie, Wingham; Tim Smyth, St. Augustine; Peter Mennen, Grand Bend; Shawn DeBrusk, Egmondville; Aaron Snider, Zurich; Joy Glen, Gorrie; Jerry Searle, Seaforth; Brett Lee, Walton; Chris DeJong, Lucknow; Pat Beasley, Lucknow. Getting down to business There was some serious colouring to be done when Robert Cronin, left, and Shane Gibson participated in the Brussels Library summer program for children. The summer reading pro­ gram, Animal Adventures, gave youngsters an opportunity for fun, entertainment and educa­ tion. It was made possible through the support of the Huron County Library, a grant from the Summer Career Placement Program and Young Canada Works. It was offered in Brussels, Blyth, Wingham and Clinton through July and August. Moisture 2 weeks too late for some area farm fields Yes, the rains did come, but for most crops the moisture was about two weeks too late. The dry June and July has resulted in diminished yields in several fields where late maturing breeds were not used, said Brian Hall soil and crop advisor for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Clinton. There were some excellent stands of com with excellent potential, he said, but the rain came too late. The cob sizes are smaller and often they are not filled out to the end. "That keeps the yields in check,” Hall 700 young players get their kicks as Brussels hosts N. Perth tourney With 68 teams and more than 700 soccer players from the North Perth district in Brussels on Saturday, there were as many as nine games taking place at any one time. As hosts of this year’s play-offs, Brussels Minor Soccer scheduled games beginning at 9 .a.m. and tro­ phy presentations after 4 p.m. noted. Hall also recommends farmers check their crops regularly as the silage com could be coming in as early as next week, as much as three weeks ahead of normal. The late maturing soybeans may get a boost from the late rains as the pods at the top of the plant will have the opportunity to fill out, he said. Without the rain, they would have just fallen off. “There is hope for good average yields.” The white bean crop may have suffered. Although there are some Winners in the U-7 groups were: Listowel 1, A champs; Palmerston, B champs and Drayton 5, C champs. Howick 2 took the A champi­ onship in the U-9 class with Drayton 3 as B Champs and Howick 3 the C champs. In the U-l 1 age group, Wallace 1 good stands, Hall said the pod num­ bers are down. Farmers should look for average yields. With the early heat, wheat which was harvested in July had excellent yields. Spring grains were generally above average. Unlike the previous two years, the hay crops were bountiful.and excel­ lent. Generally, Hall said the crops will have average to good yields because the rain was late. However, “we will take what we can get,” he said. were the A champs and Drayton took the B title. Brussels Minor Soccer President Maxine Houston said she received many compliments about the “won­ derful tournament” and organizers were generally happy with the way the “exhausting” day went.