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Times-Advocate, 1983-01-05, Page 19Love Mom, Dad & Chris Dance at Kirkton Woodham Community Centre Sat., Jan. 8 Music by Joe Overholt Proceeds for hall maintenance i Jon. 24, 1 Day - Blue Moun- tain, transportation and lift ticket '33.00 .Fob. 21. 3 day Blue Mountoinfrom '159.00 Transportation, 2 nights ac- commodation. lift tickets and 2 breakfasts. and 1 dinner Jan. 15 NHL Toronto of 1Detroit top priced ticket '37.00 Fob 27, NHL Montreal of Detroit. top priced ticket '37.00 Jan. 13 Carlton Show Bond. includes dinner 8 admission '25.00 Feb. 3 Quebec Winter Car• nivol, included transportation and 2 nights accommodation '139.00 fob. 17 - Ice Capodes especially for seniors. '21.00 Feb. 19 • Ice Capodes especially for children. Theme • ' Smurfs olive"'15.00 Mar. 19 New York, includes transporotion, 3 nights ac- commodation from.'149.00 Apr. 3. Atlantic Cty, includes transportation and 3 nights accommodation from'199.00 Ellison Travel 235-2000 Toll Free 1-800-265-7022 Exeter, Ont. GET CONSERVATION BADGES — A number of Exeter Scouts received their World Conservation Badges Tues- day night. Back, left, leaders Ken Baker, Soren Petersen, Bob Spears,Tom Seip and Elaine Kestle. Third row, Jason Eccles, Rob Welsh, Steven Rankin, Tony Armstrong, Peter McAllister, Jon Ellerington, Jacob Petersen, Geoff Sanders, Jason Coalman and David Schwindt. Second row, Brent Miron, Mark MacDonald. Darryl Chap- pel, Chris Rowcliffe, Richard Phillips, Trevor Spencer, Dennis Webster, Allan McFalls and Shawn McFalls. Front, Tim Nethercott, Mark Weigand, Lee Baker, Peter McDonald, Mark D'Anna, Mike D'Anna and Craig MacEachern. Missing was -Jeff Balsdon. T -A photo Hope springs eternal in the human breast, especially when the new year dawns: It is a time to think about the past but look forward to the future. It is a time for new wishes and resolutions. Let's just pick a few for farmers and those connected with agriculture., For wheat farmers in On- tario, a wish and a hope that government restrictions on vomitoxin will be eased so the bumper crop can be sold. For Western wheat farmers, a market for their wonderful crop at a reasonable price to the farmers. For the CBC brass, a few more brains so that agricWtural reporting will be returned to the excellence of a few years ago: The Crown corporation, in its efi'prts to balance a budget drained by television, has cut so many contract artists and broad- casters that the effects on morale have been almost disastrous.• Can't forget our old friend Eugene Whelan, either. He appears to have lost any clout in the federal cabinet so here's hoping he can regain the stature of five years ago. And to all those hard- working provincial ministers of agriculture, here's a sincere wish for success in ef- forts to alleviate the plight of farmers. Dennis Timbre!! in Ontario is young and ar- ticulate. He has been trying hard to Make his mark in the farm portfolio. He is a per- sonable gentleman with more •charisma than any agminister since Bill Stewart. Perhaps by the time this ,appears in print, the new Crow rate will have been an- nounced. it will never please .everybody. Western agriculture is far from united on what should be done, if anything. So here is a wish that the entire agricultural community will try to make it work, just to prove to the rest of Canada that it can be done. For chicken farmOs in On- tario, a resolution) of the prickly quota -setting system for the provinces. Ontario producers say they got shafted in the last go -round. The same wish for Ontario milk producers who also feel they can produce milk cheaper than in any other pro- vince and are having serious over -production problems in this dairy year. Although pork producers have had a reasonably good year, prices in the last few weeks have dropped below what many feel is a break- even point. it depends on where you are in the scheme of things, of course, but general agreement is that pork producers must get about 93 cents a pound to break even. That target is not being reached and those who are supposed to know say it will not be reached ton often LIONS BINGO JACKPOT $500 Th llderton Community Hall 8 p.m. Next Bingo Thurs., Jan. 6 Sponsored by llderton Lions Club J in 1983. So let's hope.it will. Egg producers, too, are suf- fering from over -production and are seeking a greater chunk of the national pie. here's wishing them success and a year free of disease in the barn and strife in the. marketplace. And what' can we wish for Letters am app,ec.ated by Bob Trotter Etdate Rd Etm'.a Ont N38 2C7 the cattlemen? They have been against any kind of a marketing board for so long that it is natural for them to resist just out of habit and to maintain the tradition. We can only hope they will get better prices after almost a decade of disappointment and struggle. By MRS. J. (intended for last week) –. Family gatherings in the community at Christmas were held at the following homes, Mr. and Mrs. 'John Drake, Mr. and Mrs. Joast Drost, Mr: and Mrs. Bert Daynard, Mr. and Mrs. John Templeman, Mr. and Mrs: Lloyd Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Everette Kerslake, Mr. and Mrs. Carter Kerslake, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ken•McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilkinson's, Rev. and Mrs, Pearn: The Stoll family held their Christmas gathering in the Mary's musings Continued from page 3 A Then , kerplop, he was lying down, trying to rest his chin on his paw, but the darn thing kept sliding off. Finally he just couldn't keep his eyes open any longer --in spite of shaking his head and trying to steady himself. Even when the vet started to work on him, he fought going to sleep, but soon the injured eye"was fixed up, Then came the struggle of getting a 75 pound sleeping dog into tl'e car. We got him home safely. and had to cancel a dinner engagement to watch him come out of the anesthetic --a pathetic sight indeed. Ilut we did have a few chuckles over the way he seemed to be puzzled about his condition. Every half hour he would try to get up, stumble and fall, and then go back to sleep., Finally after several hours and many short walks in the fresh air, he was back to his old tail -wagging self. The next day he was Luc, and we're hoping he's learn- ed his lessen about sticking his head into the cat's home. Apparently my threats of no presents for Christmas had little effect. In fact, after Pep- per wrote his column saying he wasn't gett4ng anything for Christmas, he received more gifts than ever, from friends and relatives who visited over the holidays. There was a gift, wrapped bane --hut he's not interested in eating it raw, so I'm going to make soup before he gets it. And two orange balls–the hard kind you play road hockey with that will stand up to a lot of chewing, and one red, white and blue hall that bounces beautifully on • the Janeway. There were several raw hide chew bones --which Pepper immediately hid all over the house. U we let him. he would love to cart the raw hide outside and bury it. And everyone who brought gifts said, "Make sure you tell in your column that Pepper did get presents for Christmas!" So now you know! Hut do you think he deserved any? TEMPLEMAN. Township Hall, Boxing Day. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Arm- strong spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Rennie Arm- strong and family, Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Scott and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle Meickle and family spent Christmas Day with •Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scott -and Ron, Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Miller, Mark and Gordon and Miss Teresa Miller, London spent Christmas Day with Miss Lee Miller, St. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and family, Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Don Richardson and family, Kirkton. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Miller and Paul, Christmas .Day with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Waghorn and family. St. Marys. Joanne Capling. Mississauga visited over the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. John Templeman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Graham Wark, Karen and Brad, Killarney. Manitoba, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Philip James. Mr. and Mrs. • Rob Templeman, Carrah and Cain with Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Ebel, Sti-Ittford on Boxing Day. Mr. and Mrs./Arthur Smale and' family and Mr. and Mrs. John Hocking and Jim spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Miller and family, Carlingford. Miss Joanne Papple, Lon- don is spending the holidays with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs..John Drake. Miss Ruby Reed and .Robert Sadler spent Christmas with Mrs. Olive Sadler, Mitchell! Visiting al the John Templeman home, Monday. were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mauer. Debbie and Shane, Stoney ('reek, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin ('ole, Hensall, Miss Jean ('ole. Stratford and Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Annis: Mitchell. Invitation Come and help us celebrate Carman 8 Violet Pickering's 25th Wedding Anniversary in ,Lucan Fri., Jan. 14, 1983 9 p.m. Music by Maple Sugar Music Company R('q'Wishes Oniv For more information call 293-3447 or 293-3327 For Ralph Barrie and his hard-working executive, another year of success in working together to help farmers. We could go on and on, of course, but I'm sure you get the picture. To all of you, faithful readers and to the brilliant editors and publishers who carry this column, a very happy new year. May your best day of 1982 be your worst day oT 1983. No help ffrom feds Having already been advis- ed by the provincial govern- ment that municipalities won't get any assistance for the lost taxes -through reduc- ed assessment on homes with urea formaldehyde foam in- sulation, Exeter council received the same message from federal authorities this week. Council had asked both' levels of government to con- sider reimbursing municipalities for the lost tax dollar. It has been estimated that Exeter's loss this year could amount to $5,500. Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada advised coun- cil that no provisions have • been made to compensate municipalities for losses in revenues resulting from reduced assessments. The letter said that it is ex- pected that the stigma now at- tached to UFFI- himes will dissipate and "once remedial work in homes is successful- ly completed and statements of test results are issued at- testing to low levels of for- maldehyde, it is expected as well that prospective pur- chasers will be reassured as to the safety of homes and that the • market for UFFI homes will stabilize." The letter said that the decrease in selling price of UFFi homes has often been exaggerated and Cent] .11 Mortgage and Housing has found that in 92 sales of (JF-. FI homes. there was no significant overall discount in selling price which could be attributed to UFFI. HENSALL & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE 262-3206 Arena Activities 111 Wednesday, Jan. 5 • 2:30.3:30 Moms & Tots 3:30-5:00 Public Skating 6:00 Novice 7:00 Atom vs Zurich 8:00 Pee Wee 9:00 Bantam Thursday, Jan. 6 8:30 Open Ice Friday, Jon. 7 7:00-8:00 Hensel! Old Timers Saturday. Jan. e 8:00-12:00 Hensoll Minor 1:00.3:00 Public Skating 3:30 Open Ice Sunday, Jan. 9 1:00.3:00 Public Skating 7:00:11:99 Hensoll Rec Hockey Monday, Jan. 10 7:00.11:00 Seoforth Broombol! Tuesday, Jon. 11 5:45-8:45 Hensoll Minor 9:00.10:00 Broomboll ed by ReA s Cozy �,rinr RF,,''turonl Hciy' will pay hike A,.great deal of the agenda was taken up with salary negotiations when Hay Township council met for their first January meeting. Road employees Gord Smith, Ross Horner and Mike Moss appeared in person to request wage increases of 50' cents per hour. While agree- ing this was a most reasonable request, Reeve Lionel Wilder explained that in the absence as yet of. federal guidelines for those earning over;15,000 per year, Hay Township will defer any decisions concerning pay hikes until the next meeting on January 17. County council will have .met and set wages for their employees in the interim. An increase, if any, will be made retroactive to January 1, 1983. Mike Moss' hourly rate was raised '4 cents as a condition of employment. The qualified grader operator had had no increase since being hired almost two years ago. Stipends for the reeve, deputy reeve and councillors will remain the same. Hay township council will hold their regular meetings on the first and third Mondays of each month. The meetings will begin at 1 p.m. during December, January-, February and March, and at 7:30 p.m; from April to November. . Mr. and Mrs. Harold Deichert appeared before council to voice a complaint about severe flooding on their farm since the township removed a catch basin in 1982. They requested that the drainage system be restored to its previous condition, and want the township to initiate a municipal drain. Wilder said municipal drains are almost never in- itiated by a township, but by the affected ratepayers. A decision was deferred until council meets with township engineer Bruce Holdsworth this week. - An engineer's report was also recommended in reply to a petition for repairs on the Aldworth drainage works, with Holdsworth appointed to prepare a report, subject to the approval of the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority. Wilder said there was far too much work to be done to be scheduled under repair classification; some areas have three feet of fill, and the system is meandering off course in places. Council returned for clarification a petition from the Lloyd McDonald estate for repairs to the Mousseau Drain. The petition had been signed conditionally, making it unacceptable in that form. As drains are a major con- cern to rural townships, depu- ty reeve Tony Bedard and newly elected councillors delay decision John Elder, Claire Deichert and Murray Keys will attend a three-day course on drains in Guelph in March. The com- prehensive seminar will in- clude administration of the drainage act, assessments, appeals, maintenance. finan- cing and inspection. Council set the rate for those wishing to hire the grader and operator at $36 per hour. Council decided not to ap- peal the changed assessment on lands now- under the jurisdiction of the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority. Although the township will lose money on the lowered assessments, they concluded it would cost more to appeal than they would recoup in taxes. A request by Frank Moore to construct gabian baskets on the shoreline in accord with plan 536; lots 8 to 26 was granted. Exeter Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Annual Bottle .Drive Sat., Jan. 8/83 Please have bottles ready for pick up "Your support is appreciated" Travelogue Tues. Jan. 11 /83 Australia and South Pacific, 7:30 p.m. Old Town Hall, Exeter. Ir Call & Register at Ellison Travel 235-2000 Toll Free 1-800-265-7022 Exeter, Ont. 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Fall and Winter hours Mon. to Fri., 8:30 to 5:30 Saturdays, 9:30 to 4:30 Evenings by appointment Located in Exeter's Old Town Hall THE ST. MARYS COMMUNITY PLAYERS Are Proud To Present , For Your Springtime Fun & Enjoyment Irving Berlin's ANNII GET YOUR, GUN" The story is set in 19th century America, like Oklahoma! and other great musicals of its day. Annie Oakley is o poor but happy country girl whose sharp -shooting with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show supports her younger brothers and sisters. The song "There's No Business Like Show business" has become a professional anthem since its debut. Romance enters Annie's life, and we hear "The Girl That I Marry". and "They Say It's Wonderful," plus other melodies that remain popular to our day. This the biggest hit of the 1916 Broadway season and Ethel Merman as its star; Mary Martin headed the touring company. Irving Berlin composed what is recognized os his greatest score. Not a serious musical, it sets out only to entertain, and ran 1,147 performances in New York. AUDITIONS Will be held for the show at the St. Marys Town Hall on - 1. Friday, January 14, 1983, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. for singers and actors 2. Saturday, January 15, 1983, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for singers and ac- tors and 2:30 - 6:00 p.m. for dancers, 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dancers and call backs NOTE - The Sunday auditions have been cancelled with those times being shifted to Saturday evening. The production crew 'for Annie Get Your Gun - Stage director: Sandy MacDonald Musical director: Allen Borbridge Choreographer: Lydia Smith Set Designers: Anne Goetz and Peggy McQuirk Producer:' Wayne Cousins Phone 284-1277 Stage Manager: Terry Todd Phone 284-1218 Costumes: Jo Zvonkin Phone 229-6523 Master Carpenter: Rob Roy McGregor Phone 284-2713 Lighting: Jane Newton, Phone 284-1646 Anyone wishing to assist in set construction, painting, lighting; sound, make-up, costumes or backstage crew may do so by speaking'with the producer during audi- tion times or by contacting the persons whose phone numbers are listed abo,e. Please note that anyone taking part in this production must be a member of the St. Marys Community Players. A membership is $3.00 and may be obtained at audi- tion times or by contacting Jo Zvonkin at 229-6523.