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The Huron Expositor, 1997-07-30, Page 1Historical 'I Iu Ct1111'ILt ,U)11 of the Mela b Murder trilogy. Ser page 6 Feature Jim Delaney's daughter and family retrace Gold Rush route. See pages 2 & 3 Entertainment The reviews are in on editor's play. See page 14 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 -- Seaforth, Ontario Briefly Poster contest for rural youths Rural youths have been invited to design a poster to be used to illustrate the provincial government's new rural job strategy by Agriculture. Food and Rural Affairs Minister Noble Villeneuve. "We want to tap into the wealth of imagination that exists in the young minds of rural Ontario," he says. The three-year, $30 -million strategy is part of the Ontario government's 1997 budget "to stimulate job creation, promote investment. develop export growth and increase business competitiveness in rural Ontario. A summer jobs program for rural youth is a major component," the press release states. Details of the contest are available by calling your local OMAFRA office. Call for dispatch If anyone requires the ser- vices of a Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) officer in Huron County. please call the dispatch centre at 1-888-310- 1122, according to a recent press release from the Huron County OPP. "This emergency number puts you in contact with the Mount Forest Communication Centre. If an immediate response for police is necessary. an officer will be dispatched to an acci- dent scene, break and enter, domestic, or any occurrence the officer is required." "The local telephone num- bers at the detachments in Clinton, Exeter, Goderich„ Seaforth and Wingham are for administrative calls only, not for police service. An OPP officer cannot be dis- patched from these locations, therefore, to avoid unneces- sary delays in getting this information to a dispatcher. call: 1-888-310-1122." Car stolen, burned in Mount Forest Last Wednesday a car, the driver's •side painted with primer and the other side maroon, with the keys in it was stolen from a lot on Conc. 3 of McKillop Township. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police say the red 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix "was later recovered in the Mount Forest area and had been gutted by fire." Area break-ins Crime Stoppers of Huron County says sometime before nine in the morning July 3 and nine the night before "culprits broke into the food booth" at the Vanastra Recreation Centre. They didn't take anything but did $400 damage. Also, 'at 2 a.m. on July 9 a young man broke into the bedroom of an elderly woman in Brussels and"made rude comments." She screamed and he fled. "The suspect was about h18 -years -old, medium eight and thin build. he was wearing dark clothing and a dark- coloured hat." 4 July 30, 1997 --- $1.00 includes GST PHOTO BY DAVID SCOTT GLADIATORS ON MAIN ST. - Two kids try to be the last one standing in gladiator gear on Main St. Friday night as part of the Moonlight Madness celebrations. Both adults and youngsters tried their hand at being a gladiator, a new free game the Seaforth BIA organized forthis year. Mori"Illic onlighflMAadness photos on page7. All 'round successful Moonlight Madness BY DAVID SCOTT Expositor Editor Good weather, good crowds. good food, good entertainment, good sales. It was pretty well all posi- tive news from Friday's Moonlight Madness orga- nized by Seaforth's Business Improvement Association (BIA). An overcast morning gave way to a sunny aftemoon and early evening and clear skies lasted right until the end of the street dance. The entertainment for all ages varied this year from previous "Madness's." Gladiator Gear Dozens of people tried on the gladiator gear for free and attempted to be the last one standing on the padded play area. Acting deputy clerk Sherrie Oliver said they had great crowds for the gladiator event - the first time it's been held. First Armchair Race The first armchair race ever at a Moonlight Madness fea- tured three teams, a few cross -dressers, and a lot of fun. Summer and 'Iler Papple's team won the race followed by the Total Image I1 team and the CIBC gang in third. Only two teams out of an expected five turned out for the waiter/waitress race. Sizzlers took first place and Sparky's finished second. (And then organizers Gerry Ryan and Kevin Cardno got soaked with water). Live Entertainment Seaforth's Kim Souch and her band Bayside Blue enter- tained the crowds with coun- try -flavoured music on a stage set up at Main and John Streets around the corner from a barbecue hosted by Tucker's. Later at Main and Gouinlock CD/DC rocked the capacity crowd at the street dance hosted by the Commercial Hotel. Between 500 and 600 people attended the event which went smoothly according to bar manager Trevor Price. The crowd cleared away early, there were no altercations and Price said "ours was the cleanest street Saturday morning." "The Staff Sergeant at Exeter (OPP) got a good report from officers involved," said the bar man- ager. The hotel also provided beefy private security guards to ensure a safe, enjoyable night for everybody. Merchants Happy Most merchants, when con- tacted Monday by The Huron Expositor, reported good sales and traffic through their stores or restaurants. "There was a great crowd in town. I don't know if I've - seen so many people on Main Street before," said Gerry Ryan. He said Total Image II did a lot of "buzz cuts for a buck" at Moonlight Madness. Daneke McNichol, who ran the "Balloon Dart Board" for kids, said the event was 'wonderful.' "It worked well," she said. One com- plaint she had was that the Moonlight Madness flyer The Huron Expositor carried in last week's paper said Main Street would close at 6 p.m. - in fact, it was closed at 4 p.m. And it was noticeably quiet PHOTO BY DAVID SCOTT BREAKING GROUND FOR NEW WATER TOWER - Monday afternoon an official sod - turning took place at the site of the new Seaforth water tower at the west end of Elizabeth Street. Taking part in the sod -turning was, from left to right: PUC Manager Tom Phillips; Dave Halfpenny, Gord Dunn and Project Manager Don Nlkulka, all of Landmark In Burlington; PUC Chair Joe Steffler, with shovel; Clarence Douherty and Engineer Bruce Potter, both of BM. Ross & Associates. until about 6:45 when the crowds arrived. 300 Helium Balloons Pete Martene of Pete's Paper Clip gave away 300 helium balloons Friday night and said the event "brings people in." Good sales were reported at Stedmans, Cardno's, Nifty Korners, Bee's, Box's, Sills', Seaforth Jewellers, Anna's, Hildebrand's Gifts and oth- ers. Most stores stayed open past their usual Friday night closing times t0 accommo- date the shoppers. "It was very good. Lots of people from out of town, even Saturday," said Jim Sills. He said the weather was probably a big factor in getting people out. Nancy Anstett of Seaforth Jewellers also said there were a lot of people around both Friday night and Saturday at the store. "We did better than last year," she said. "We advertised on both radio and in the paper. I don't know whether that was the reason or because there was a lot of people on Main Street." Food Sells Well All food vendors and restaurants reported great sales Friday night. Sizzlers, participating in its first Moonlight Madness, said business was brisk from sup- pertime until 11:30 or 12 midnight. "The special (wings and pitcher) went over great," said Angie Jervis. Bob Fisher of Pizza Train found Friday better than last year's Moonlight Madness. He said summer weekends can be slow but Friday was an eAcepdoe. Sparky's Place reported good sales all evening (even with five of their waiting staff racing down Main St.) New Orleans Pizza, who set up a pizza stand on Main St., did "excellent" according to Becky Hunt. They served pizza almost continuously from 4 to 11 p.m. Overall, as Steve Hildebrand said, the event wall a sol eu. Brucefield company fined $80,000 The .president and his Brucefield-bafred Huron crop advisory corporation together have been fined $80,000 under the Customs Act for importing unregistered pesti- cides into Canada. Mervyn James Erb was fined $50,000 and 1028040 Ontario Inc., operating as Huron Agvise Crop Advisory Service, was fined $30,000 in Ontario Provincial Court at Goderich at the end of June. Last week's Revenue Canada press release states "Erb faces 18 months in jail if the fines are not paid and was placed on probation for three years. During that time he must not associate with a number of his pesticide clients and business associ- ates." NOT BALER TWINE The investigation stems from the seizure of a ship- ment of smuggled pesticides, valued at $42,525, at the Bluewater Bridge in Sarnia in April 1994. They were declared as baler twine. The press release adds the pesticides were seized from Bradley R. Martin of Lobo Township and they were not registered for use in this country. He was convicted of three counts from the incident under the Customs Act in court at Sarnia in May 1996, and sentenced last September to a total of $4,000 or 72 days in jail. At the same time Martin was also convicted "on two counts under the Customs Act arising from a June 30. 1995 seizure of unregistered pesticides at the Bluewater Bridge" and fined "a total of 5500 or 10 days in jail." Celebrities for golf tournament A fair number of Seaforth and area's prominent sports figures, and few others from the 'region, have con- firmed for next month's celebrity golf tournament at the local links, a fundraiser for the Huron Hospice Volunteer Service. Professional figure skater, and former World champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist, Lloyd Eisler will be there, as will Rem Murray and Mike Watt of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers, and NHL linesman Scott Driscoll. All four are from town. Kirk Maltby of the Detroit 'Red Wings and NHL referee Don van Massenhoven have also confirmed, as have Dan Wildfong, now with Colgate University's hockey team, Bill Wilkinson, head coach of Western Michigan the University's hockey Broncos and Scott Garrow, assistant hockey coach at Cornell. Turning to the world of baseball, former Detroit Tigers chucker and accom- plished golfer Mike Kilkenny is ,another celebrity, the duf- fers and arnateurs who regis- ter will get to play with at the I8 -hole Aug. 16 charity event, a co-ed 'ihiea. scram- CONTINUED.on page 7 •