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Tbc Huron Hospice needs
golfers for its Celebrity Golf
-Tournatnent this -Saturday:
The fee -has been reduced AO
$75 fur participants. which
includes a round of golf,.din-
ner. price .and an income tax
receipt of 525. -And also two
chances at winning.a now car.
Foi more details sae
Recreation Preview and
Tartan Chameleon un •page
12.
Tools stolen, twice
Thousands of dollars in
mechanics' tools were stolen
from McGavin's Farm
Equipment in Walton in two
separate incidents in the past
week.
Owner Nell McGavin said
the first break-in occurred
overnight Munda}. August Q.
"They took the mechanics'
tools. bigger tools. cut-off
saws from the showroom." he
said.
McGavin said thieves
removed -pins-in the hinged
doors in the ,Monday night
break-in. So staff:made weld-
ing repairs right away. In the
second incident. Thursday,
August 7. thieves came in
through a second storey win-
dow and opened the big
doors with -the electric
switch.
All the new replacement
tools whn h had just arrived.
were stolen. "Some tools had
initials on them. Sonic
weren't even out of the pack-
agcs.They also took big bat-
tery chargers and a high-pres-
• sure washer.'' said McGavin.
The dollar -hiss of the first
break-in is around $9,000 to
$10,000. Thursday's loss
hasn't been tallied but the
tnechahics' took alone are
worth $8,000.
•McGavins are looking at
installing more security and
considering guard dogs on
the premises.
The Huron County OPP is
investigating.
Races in Walton
The Canadian National
Motocross Championships
take place at the Lae farm .n
Walton starting tomorrow
(Thursday) with finals all day
Sunday. Thousands .will
descend upon the small com-
munity .and spend the four
days on .acres of camp-
grounds set up for the event.
G.oderich police ,are. still
investigating .a nuwber of
Molotov, cocktail ,attacks in
the beach.area clurittg the past
two weeks ,and ;another attack
that could have idevastated
the ouW ntittecicP station.
At least, t)vp attacks took
place at tbecgP station, and a
third may have been prevent-
ed by people g;ttbcring for a
reception (fOr°lie„Visiting
cNommunity 41441pqm.judges)
last Tuesday evcpi
Another .attack
:Monday afterno¢,nri
beach NO, ,according to the
( r Jt 4Aor l -Star.
,rp afhe cocktails, bottles
filled with gas..and a Sag. Fen
on fire, matleito.esplode with
flaming .gas „fie, lthrrw,n, cx►
the crowded beach z1:47;,- , ging cirive;ltk,tft:C!ltt
,ing gas. •
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'Y9 1SPNEXT - Lifeguard Don Sills, tar right, makes sure swimmers' carn4s are in order tor • upcoming reoef; at -the
Inter County Swimming Aasociatiom s -huge meet et. Seaforth Ltoos-Parc on Satur3kly...(45 et alt eggs pattiutpated while
parents end clubs horn visiting towns set up .umbrellas and ebeer+ng 9ediPtiS atrn ntd ttte_Perirt r-Afilskpool.
.West PPerth nukesfinvt mops
New mual.cl ality names comrniuee'
committee ate the following:
•from. Fpllarton clock -treasur-
er, Don Feeney and corn.
Lloyd Walkorn; from:itlibbort
cleik-treasprer;Pat Taylor and
conn. Flan Lannin; flung
Logan clerk -treasurer .Icarian
d eLasen and ;Keeve John
Vanikakcl; and from Mitchell
credo-trrasurer,DQn Jiplett
sand coun.,Dorothy.
BY JUCK#SW
SSP News S,tttff
At the end of July the
newly created Township 01 -
West Perth elected the execu-
tive for its transition board
and officially named mein-
bers of the transition commit-
tee.
' 'The transition board. which
comprises the council mom-
bers from Mitchell and the
townships of. Hibbert. (Logan.
and Fullerton, elected Burt
Vorstenbusch, ;deputy reeve
of Fultartorg .Township..as
chairman; Walter McKenzie,
reeve of Hibbert Township,
as vice-chairman and ,Karan
McLagen, clerk -treasurer of
Logan Township as secretary.
The transition beam official-
ly .accepted the members of
the transition committee elected and one appointed
CHAIRMAN
Bert Vorstenbosoh
,which is made up of utas
VICE•1;HJRMAN
•madter•MoKerizie
member councils.
member from each of the Members of- the trap;ition
Board works on !transition w is
Ay siekKAAv%
£$P News Staff
Qn;luly 31 ,a representative
from . the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs and
"Housing (MMAN) updated
the transition board for the
new J, o.nicipality of West
Perth. on four specific ,areas
of provincial,lcgislation to
.which the now. board :will
have to devote time.
Judy ,Pe ell, wbQ i,ls
worked with :Perth ,County
'iEbc trartsiiiortal committee,
.which re.purts:to .the transi-
tiprtal - board, :has - the-respon-
,sibility. of _establishing an
overall administrativeand
employment strpotpce,for
West Perth. ibis structure is
to be. in.:place;Iap. I, 199, sp.
,a QC* 401/Wil fftisr MOO ii!Cfclit
to be eleeKr1 in trite
•November municipal elec-
tions will Ape a framework
from which . to,start govern-
ing.
pffirials during.tbe county
,tints holt process, told
ilio, rinsitton.board that it
abet* -laniliarixe:itself with
Rill 1+3044eiRlsblic G:a)tQr
Tratisitjon,$ls ility Act;;
109, :Local ocal r tro l of Public
iLibraries; Bill 105. the Police
Scrvic;es Atnepdnsnt Aet.uf
1997aud a.regulation fr4fn
litc,iulstry of the
liwYi int (MQE) regarfl-
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,The Wet .Perth, transition
board has ,approved eliminat-
ing.,jph 1 intens. if nctxf be,
to establish the most cost
effective means of' running
and servicing the new: t c
ipality.
Transition corrtntoirttce cttpr-
dinator, • Logan:iteCVe John
Bake l saki the conauuuec
July 31 the best way
roach the issue Of
ishiakg,a new work -
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arise if the personnel com-
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Directory
helps locate
resources
NY SAM) VM NUE
SSP News Staff
Huron County is ;rich in
local ,matrons, anti the
method of finding 'those
assets became much easier
iecently with .the :launch of
the Huron Information_
Directory.
The directory, published by
the Huron Community
Service Network. is the first
updated version since 1993.
and this time :around, :it will
be •available in' both book
form. and in an electronic fin --
Mat -
Blanche Savage, chair of
the network. noted that the
directory is a '"cooperative
effort of manor information'
,providers in :#luno County."
and added, "Production of
this directory meets the .goal
of the '!Huron Community
ervive 'Network .to deveigp.
ppbbc AWNIIMIS,,of-commu-
nity,*tervices."
;lefonnation •anrbusinesecs
was ;eottlpilod tby +the 1$uron
County Planning and •
Development :Department,
while information 'regarding
services for seniors and the
disabled was provided by the
Community Care Access
Centre. Also gathering infor-
mation was the Harron County
Library.
it is a valuable resource."
said•Marian Doucette of the
Huron County Library. who
was presented .with acertift-
cate of appreciation ,for'her
contributions to the produc-
tion of the directory. In one
place it outlines all the things
you can find in Huron
,County. from business. to
.who to contact at your loeal
jRUC, •to how tofind Kids
Idelp Jhonc...'.
$avatge added that one way
of looking at the directory is.
"No:matter,how rich we arc in
local :resources. *bey arc .-nut
valuable unless people can
find them." ',the aireetory,•ahc
said, .provides a link to ser-
vicos for those collo ore i to
fipd them.
Work on!producing •the:new
diruetory:began right after the •
publicnation of the 11993 edi-
:tion,,whiclg. $wage :saint, was
outdated "tine day,it wastub-.
Iished." Doucette ;lithe¢ ,that
this .was .the case rbecattse a
federal aleeti9p wp 4gld jest
Wow ,the ,,putiMi$J of .the
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