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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times-Advocate, 2002-11-27, Page 32Wednesday, November 27, 2002 13Exeter Times–Advocate • Houses • Additions • Renovations • Farm Buildings • Siding • Bathroom & Kitchens • Replacement Windows & Doors RAY MILLS (519) 228-6704 Fax: 228-7001 Centralia Ont. N0M 1K0 Large quantity of “in stock” Wallpaper, also 500 sample books to choose from Paint - Sundries - Giftware Exeter Decor Centre 15 Gidley St. Exeter 235-1010 (behind Bank of Nova Scotia) CONSTRUCTION LINDA RANDALL Moving Consultant WEDGE THE MOVER (519) 262-2500 Fax: (519) 262-2627 1-800-665-1586 181 King St. Hensall, Ont. N0M 1X0 MOVING FROM AND TO ANYWHERE * Armstrong Vinyl * Ceramics * Pergo * Carpet * Hardwood * Area Carpets PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS 235-4401 457 MAIN ST. S. 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The foyer is brightened by a skylight and leads immediately into a sunken living room, which has plenty of features for the enjoyment of family and friends. A sloping ceiling enhances the feeling of space and a central fireplace will give warmth during the winter. French doors open out to the veranda. The railing that separates the dining room gives it privacy while keeping its connection to the living room. The kitchen offers a generous amount of countertop working space and is brightened by a window above the sinks. A sliding glass door in the breakfast room opens to the sun deck. The family room is large enough for the family to gather comfortably without ever feeling cramped. A door opens to the patio at the rear and a fireplace gives the room a cosy focus. Upstairs, the master suite has plenty of windows to enjoy the view of the back garden. Bedrooms two and three have corner windows and share a three-piece bathroom with a sunken tub. The house is 40 feet wide and 44 feet deep with 1,920 square feet of living space. It is ideally designed to enjoy a rear view. Plans for design H-4-3-518 are available for $424 (set of 5), $490 (set of 8) and $540 for a super set of 10. B.C. residents add 7.5% Prov. Sales Tax. Also add $15.00 for Priority charges within B.C. or $30.00 outside of B.C. Please add 7% G.S.T. or 15% H.S.T. (where applicable) to both the plan price and Priority charges. Our NEW 34th Edition of the Home Plan Catalogue containing over 300 plans is available for $11.50 (includes taxes, postage and handling). Make all cheques and money orders payable to “Home Plan of the Week” and mail to: HOME PLAN OF THE WEEK, c/o Exeter Times Advocate, 336 Columbia Street, New Westminster, B.C. V3L 1A6 CALL 1-800-527-5267 ONTARIO RESIDENTS CALL 1-888-263-3352 OR SEE OUR WEB PAGE ORDER FORM ON: http://www.jenish.com AND E-MAIL YOUR ORDER TO: homeplans @ jenish.com HODGE ELECTRIC LTD. 299 Victoria St. S. Box 6, Centralia, Ont. N0M 1K0 (519) 228-6679 Fax (519) 228-6742 “Business Built on Service” • INDUSTRIAL • COMMERCIAL • RURAL THE HOME OF THE WEEK... HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS GOT HYDRO TROUBLES?GOT HYDRO TROUBLES? Are you fed up with power pollution caused by high voltage surges and lightning, power spikes and surges? Protect your computers, electronic equipment, motors and appliances. CONSIDER CLEAN-VOLCONSIDER CLEAN-VOLTT with lifetime warranty Buy Once! do it right the first time. For information on Clean-Volt Call David Nesbit, Takara Enterprises 519-229-6811 CLEAN-VOLT wires directly to your breaker panel by a local licensed electrician. Exeter benefits from rural roots:study SOUTH HURON – A University of Guelph research study found Exeter is able to maintain a strong connection to farmers and build its industrial and service sec- tors, unlike many small Ontario town which are dying. Matt Armstrong spent the summer of 2001 conducting research in Exeter and South Huron as part of his Geography Master's thesis. He interviewed 40 farmers, 28 Exeter residents and examined census data, newspapers and advertising from the last 10 years to study rural change. Armstrong found “Exeter's diverse economic base and ability to change have helped it prosper in spite of the upheaval in agricul- ture” as farms became larger and the number of farmers fewer. Some small towns shifted their economic development focus to attract urban residents to take a country drive to a quaint, rural town to buy local crafts. Armstrong believes Exeter's location, within some of the most prosperous farmland in Canada, is probably a key factor in its continued growth and prosperity. It also reaps tourism benefits from its proximity to London and Grand Bend. Agriculture success The town’s prosperity is also due to agricultural-related industries such as Kraft/Nabisco, Exeter’s largest single employer, a strong manufacturing sector and expand- ing service industries. For farmers, the closure of the Co-op store meant they must trav- el further for basic supplies such as fencing wire. Despite London's proximity, farm families continue to rely on Exeter businesses for most household needs . Many interviewees told Armstrong, “Agriculture drives this community” and that Exeter's amalgamation with Stephen and Usborne Twps. might have actual- ly increased the social contact between farmers and townspeople. Many farm people volunteer and participate in recreational and sporting organizations and Armstrong said it’s important “for farmers to know that they are gen- erally understood and appreciated in town.” He warned the agricultural com- munity's influence in Exeter could decline if farm populations keep falling. Unfortunately, some of Exeter's success has come about at the expense of the villages of Dashwood and Hensall, which lost their banks and grocery stores and with declining populations are unable to compete with Exeter. Rebekahs and Oddfellows planning Christmas dinner EXETER - Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge is hav- ing Christmas dinner with the Oddfellows Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. A banquet will be held Jan. 15 at Exeter United Church in honour of June Ritchie’s visit. She is vice president of the Rebekah Assembly. Pride of Huron is doing the tableau. Practice will be held Jan. 9 in the lodge hall at 8 p.m. Secret Sister night will be the first meeting in February. The January meeting has been cancelled since it falls on Jan. 1. A memorial service was held at the last meeting in honour of departed Sisters and Brothers. Truck damaged in parking lot HURON PARK – Sometime between 4 p.m. Nov. 20 and 1 a.m. Nov. 21, someone damaged the front grill, wind deflector on the front hood and scraped the front bumper and molding of a 1990 black Ford pickup truck in the front parking at the arena in Huron Park. Huron OPP have received several calls of vandalism in and around the community center in the last few weeks. Citizens are asked to please call Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers with any information. Beware of cheque scam ORILLIA – The OPP Anti-Rackets Consumer Fraud team warns the public of a cheque/bank draft scam. Those advertising an item for sale are contacted by someone reportedly based outside the country who agrees to purchase the item for an amount in excess of the asking price. They will make arrangements for a third party to for- ward a cheque or bank draft. You are asked to send the merchandise plus the dif- ference in cash via a wire service. When the cheque or bank draft arrives, it may turn out to be forged. If you have been or are contacted this way, call the police and report details of the incident. Shotgun stolen from apartment HENSALL – Sometime between 6:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19, an apartment door was forced open on Oxford St. in Hensall. Huron OPP reports a quantity of cash and a 12-gauge pump action shotgun with a black polymar stock were stolen. The value of the theft is $800 but police are con- cerned about the theft of the shotgun. Anyone who can help lead to its recovery is asked to call Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- 8477(TIPS). • Police Briefs • Police Briefs •