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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2002-08-21, Page 5In brief Seaforth area man dies in crash A 42 -year-old Hullett man died in a Lgndon hospital following a two- vehicle collision at the intersection of Division Line and Bridge Road in McKillop last Wednesday at 8:30 8.m. Montgomery Engel, of RR 2 Seaforth, was transported to London from Seaforth Community Hospital with serious head injuries after the' accident which caLused him to be ejected from his GMC 4x4 pick-up truck. He had been travelling on Bridge Road when a 21 -year- • old Morris man, coming southbound on Division Line in a Chev one -ton truck, allegedly ran through the yield sign and collided with him. The 21 -year-old admitted himself to Seaforth hospital, was treated for minor injuries and released. The road was closed for several hours while members of the Technical Traffic Collision investigators worked at reconstructing the collision scene. Huron OPP are still investigating the crash. Inside... Harley is found.. 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"It gives us a little more time for survival," said general manager Dave Parsons. The team is faced with a $15,000 debt, almost half of which was owed to the arena for ice time last season after making less than $5,000 from fans attending home games. "We need them here but we need to have them paying," said Huron East's facilities and recreation manager, Soo TEAM, Pogo 2 Drivers flee as unsafe trucks stopped same problems. a local garage and taken off the road The officer also found there were as unsafe. no log books, no licence plates on the The drivers, including a 54 -year - vehicles, no change of registration old man and 16 -year-old youth from and no inspection stickers. Sydenham and a 22 -year-old man As well, two of the drivers did not from Wiarton, are charged with a have a driver's licence. number of traffic violations while Two drivers left the scene before two of them are being charged with the officer could stop them but the obstructing police officer charges. third was held and his truck towed to The investigation continues. An Owen Sound -area trucking found to have improper tires, company is being investigated by the removed front brakes, no air brakes, Huron OPP after three trucks a loose steering linkage, leaking axle travelling the North Line County seals from the front axles, holes in Road 12 in McKillop were found to the floor, a broken windshield, be violating safety regulations on 'rotting frame and many other defects. Aug. 27. • Two more trucks from the same An officer stopped a dump truck company pulled over while the just north of Seaforth that was officer was dealing with the first hauling a manure tank. The truck was truck and they were found to have the Van Egmond Foundation seeks donations for repairs to house By Susan Hundertmork Expositor Staff Last summer's rainy weather caused damages to the interior of the historic Van Egmond House and, while its foundation is asking the public for help, none of the organizers are sure yet how much money the repairs are going to cost. Foundation member Gladys Van Egmond says 31 gallons of paint are going to be needed to redecorate the walls of most of the house, which peeled after rain absorbed through the porous brick of the house last summer. "I hate to make a quotation because we don't know how much the labour will cost yet to paint the house," she says. Foundation chair Vivian Newnham says 100 letters have been sent out to local businesses and the general public, asking for financial help. "It's a letter we were going to send out before last Christmas but we're all volunteers and it didn't get done," she says. Assistant curator and summer student Kyle Rea says two rooms in particular on the south side of the house facing Centre Street in Egmondville were damaged. "Most of the plaster is intact but the entire interior needs to be repainted in historic colours," he says. The brickwork above the windows was treated with silicone in early spring to prevent more rain from getting in, says Rea. Van Egmond says the foundation spent $6,000 this spring to repoint the brick work and fix the outside of the house. "It was a major job. If we hadn't fixed the outside there wouldn't be much sense in fixing the inside when the dampness could still come through," she says. She says "major work" remains to be done inside the house. Almost the entire house, including three downstairs rooms, especially the parlour, two hallways and four upstairs rooms need to be repainted. In the "Madam's Soo FOUNDATION, Page 2 Paying a toll... Seaforth firefighter Rene Dupuis collects a toll on Hisjhway 8 from a passing motorcyclist on Friday when the fire department held its annual toll road to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy research. Scott Hilgendorff photo (519) 524-8692 1-877-847-1272 CARLSON WAGONLIT ELLISON TRAVEL GODERI( 11 18 Victoria St. S. (Hwy. 21)