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Times-Advocate, 1988-09-21, Page 23Seven Queen contestants Rutabagas theme of the upcoming EXETER - IJ;s Fair Time again! All roads will lead to the Exeter Fall Fair this Friday, Saturday and Sunday; September 23, 24 and 25. A total of S16,000 in prize mon- ey, is being offered at the•134th edi- tion of the fair, although the direc- tors 'of the • Exeter • Agricultural Society expect to pay out about $10,000. With over 2000 entries in the school fair division, S1,000 will be paid to elementary grades alone. Although the highest prize paid will be S75 in the draft horses, the majority of prizes range between Si . and S5 which is comparable to oth- er fairs' of our size.` All the entries in the Homecraft Division, which welcomes male entrants; arc expect -cd to be •of the usual high quality as the directors do not give prize mon ey unless warranted. The directors expect to notice a" difference in attendance as we,did in 1982 when the International Plow- ing Match was at Lucan, but were hoping that everyone will attend the Plowing Match during the week, leaving . the weekend for Exeter Fair. The theme for this years fair "FO- CUS ON RUTABAGA" has created CHRIS PARSONS Miss Robindale's Fine Dining some exciting special events. Many of you have been wondering what "Rutabaga Ripping" is, having seen it advertised to take place during the Friday evening program. Most will remember Turnip Top- ping, the process by which the tops are removed front the vegetable, well this is a revised version of that process and may very well turn out to be as its truly named Rutabaga Ripping. The participants for this contest will be local teachers, so conic and ch ,cr on your favorite. TARA CAISSIE Miss Huron Tractor Ltd. Maybe we should also include "Good Luck" wishes to the teach- ers! The difference between a rutabaga and a'turnip? The rutabaga which is shipped to export by Ontario growers is yel- low fleshed and especially noted for its extra mildness, sweetness and delicious flavor. On the other hand, the turnip - grower in thc United States and to some extent in Canada is white fleshed and docs not store well. The flavor is entirely different' from the rutabaga. Since. the Rutabaga shape is not as completely round sas a bowling ball, it will be interesting to see if anyonean produce a :strike, by knocking all five pins down at t once in the Rutabaga Bowling: This will be held outdoors, at 'the east. side of the Rec.. Centre at 1 p.m: The Rutabaga Shot Put will be held in the same area and it should prove to be less difficult depending of the weight of the Rutabagas. In both games, there is a registra- tion fee and categories for all age groups, from six and under to 31 plus, so that Johnny will not have to compete against his dad. While Johnny could win $5. for a first prize, dad could S7. Everyone will have three rutabagas per chance in the bowling and two rutabagas throws in the shot put game. The parade committee are expect- ing keen competition in all catego- ries, -and many entries. The best fair theme costume (Rutabaga) will probably prove very difficult for the judges to decide the winners. The parade gets underway Satur-. day morning at 11 a.m. Children will leave from the Exeter United Church parking lot and adult floats will gather at the high school park- ing -lot. . Be sure to visit the booth spon- LORI LYNN WAGNER Miss Art's Auto Repair sored by the loC'al rutabaga shippers and growers, Huron Produce, Exeter Produce and Quality Produce. They wilt have many interesting and old pieces of equipment used in the planting and harvesting rutaba- gas; educational information and best of all you may be able to sam- ple a rutabaga by-product. The bed races will again provide some good entertainment as each Times -Advocate, September 21, 1988 Page 3 1988 Exeter Fair games will begin at 2 0.111. in the auditorium. A total of S 1, 2t 0 will be given out with a jack pot game . of $450. This is a new venture for PATTY SMITH Miss Allen Stubbs Audio and Video • team goes through the obstacles. (I wonder what serving of Rutabaga. they will have to cat in this years contest). - Boys and girls alike are invited to participate in the mini tractor pull at 1 in the arena, registration for the is at 12:30. There will be three classes, according to weight and the first prize winner in each class will receive $5. Sunday will have some new fea- tures this year. The change in the car show will be from new to old. About 25 antique and classic cars will be on display. The owners arc quite proud of these vchicics and they will have them all polished and shining for the show. . While the car show will begin at 1 p.m. in thc arena, the bingo JENNI BREGMAN Miss Oscar's Video and Records thc directors and they arc hoping all - the bingo Ian's will come to enjoy the afternoon. To help entertain the spouses and children there will he the antique cars, the appaloosa horses. as they go through their paces, the goats in the agricultural building or have some fun.:on the numerous rides of . the giant midway, which will still . be in operation on Sunday: . • Prize winning ham s.are a part of thefirst,-second•and third prize car- casses that were entered in the hog . carcass competition. They were slaughtered and judged prior to the fair. So be on hand for your chance at this first quality meat. Miss -Exeter Fair v, ill he crowned on Friday evening as well as the • Homccraft Queens and School • •Champs. The SHDHS• band will • also provide musical entertainment. The exhibitors may remove their articles from competition at 4:30 p.m. (and not before), aftcrwhich the directors begin the clean-up to prepare for the dance. Back by pop- ular demand, .is the orchestra "Bus • - tin'.Loose"with their superb mu- sic. Door prizes, lunch and good music should make for an excellent night out. The yearly draw sponsored hy.the LISA ELLERINGTON Miss Ellison Travel and Tours DARLENE TRIEBNER Miss Valu -Mart Exctcr Agricultural Society has ,tight prizes to win,_ including a quarter of beef, side of pork and a quilt. The draw and the. winners will he announced at the dance Sat- urday evening. Remember "Always something - new at Exctcr Fair". Apartment development approved despite neighbourhood objections Continued from front page building in the area and would like to add two more buildings and an. extension to bring the total to 46 units. Plans called for a possible 36 future units. "It may not be appropriate for a major concentration of develop- ment," said Zclinka, even though he thought the lot was best suited to multi -family residential develop- ment.. Hurricane aid EXETER--Hurricane-Gilbert left. Ontario untouched, save for a few unexpected storms, but thousands of people remain homeless in the Caribbean and Mexico. The Canadian imperial Bank of Commerce branch in Exeter has in- vited its customers to contribute to a relief effort for the hurricane vic- tims. . "We have several bags of clothing and bedding," said -Dianne Ahrens at the brancn. Cash donations arc be- ing sent directly to the Red Cross Society in Toronto, with the cus, tomer's choice of forwarding it to thc Jamaican Relief or Hurricane Gilbert associations. _'we have a lot of customers who. arc Jamaican," said Ahrens. The clothing and bedding will be taken to thc Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce to be forwarded to the Caribbean Club in London. Thc Chamber started their collection of items for the relief effort Tuesday. "When something like this hap- pens then somebody has to take the bull by the horns and get going on it," said Norcne Culp, who hoped the Chamber's radio and television announcements would attract dona- tions. Three accidents for Lucan OPP LUCAN - During the week of September 11 to 17, officers of the Ontario Provincial Police detach- ment at Lucan investigated three motor vehicle accidents this week with only one person receiving mi- nor injuries. Saturday at 2 a.m., a vehicle oper- ated by James Baillic of RR 2, _--London was, westbound on London township Concession road- -78- -.ii ait.441-4=d, adway into - the south ditch and rolled over. At 8 a.m. Sunday, vehicles driven by Edgar Kirkindall of Roseville, Michigan and Barbara Barnes of El- mira collided at the intersection of Highways 4 and 7. Thc same day at 1.30 p.m., a ve- hicle operated by Robert Gilliland of Glencoe was eastbound on High- way 4 towing a trailer when a rear tire on the trailer blew out. When 'trying to stop the vehicle went out of conUol and struck guide posts on both sides of the road. Officers investigated 37 occurrenc- es including three recovered stolen vehicles, three break and enters, one thcft of a bicycle and theft of a roto - tiller. . Zclinka pointed out the Victoria Street lot was not close to commer- cial amenities and did not have di- rect access to Main Street. Howev- er, Zclinka said he did not question the dire need for rental accommoda- tion in Exeter. Zclinka concluded by saying he recommended a "partial rezoning". • Minimum feasible • Chris Little, representing Gerrie Glenn, explained that with costs of construction and land, -the proposed development was the smallest pos- sible to keep rents below S500 for the two bedroom apartments. "Hc (Glenn) assures me the num- ber of units proposed is thc mini- mum number feasible on that prop- erty," said Little, - Peter Raymond, representing property owner Tcd Jones, told the meeting a small factory was another possible use for the lot, if the mul- ti -family proposal was rejected. He pointcd out that single family de- velopment was highly unlikely be- cause of a lack of street access. "i don't think everyone can expect it to stay as farmland forever,".said Raymond. Paul Brooks, representing the Marlborough Street residents who Enrollment up DUBLIN A growing Catholic school system recorded an eight per-. cent increascjaenrolment this year in Huron and Perth Counties, direc- tor of education Bill Eckert said. Perth County's scparatc school enrolment has increased by 189 stu- dents or 11 percent while Huron County's enrolment is up by three percent. Figures for area scparatc schools in Perth County are .as follows: St. Patrick's, Dublin at 137 students up Don't forget the 1988 International Plow Match this week near Stratford opposed the project at the July pub- lic meeting, insisted Glenn's down- sied project was little different from July's proposal and thc resi- dents' position has not changed. Brooks disagreed with Raymond's suggestion that an apartment com- plex was the hest use of this land, and said other options had yet to be explored. "My clients ate not anti- dcvlopmcnt," said Brooks, but he suggested the -planning committee -look carefully at Exeter's Official Plan to see why Glenn's project. does -riot ,fit.-in:,with the- -neighbor hood. - "There arc a lot of reasons why it should be left the way it is," Brooks said of the undeveloped lot. Hoogcnboom welcomed- com- ments from the floor. Jean Brautigam questioned the safety of locating apartments beside the railroad, noting that CN has op- posed thc project. - "Would you want your kids to To sell fire. hall EXETER - Tender bids are being received by the town office for thc sale of the property which presently houses the Exeter fire hall at the corner of Main and Victoria streets. • At a special council meeting held Scptcmbcr 8, the decision was made to call tenders following a couple of purchase offers being received. . Mayor Bruce Shaw said Tuesday morning, " We wish to relocate the services and are now negotiating for another site. The fire department is outgrowing the present location and iris not ideat because of traffic and access to roads". Proceedings arc being started to rezone the fire hall property to al- low for C1 uses which will include an Official Plan amendment. Scaled bids for the purchase are to be returned ,to the municipal office by 5 p.m. on Scptcmbcr 30. Washrooms said lacking in- McNaughton _park area — ER - A delegation from the Hurondale Women's Institute at- tended council meeting Monday night to lodge a complaint on the lack of washroom facilities at Mac- Naughton'Park. Lois McFalls and Olive Hicks re- ported that the rest rooms at the swimmingpool were too far from the park for seniors or parents with small children. The ladies indicated the washh- rooms were locked during some re- cent picnics. Mayor Bruce Shaw said the big- gest problem was in maintaining and cleaning the washrooms and dealing with vandalism. He added, " There would be no problem in erecting a new building, but wc would have the same maintenance situations". Ther responsibilty of which town department was responsible for the existing washrooms was brought up. Later in the meeting, the public works committee recommended that South Huron Rec Centre employees should maintain the washrooms in question. Councillor Ben Hoogcnboom suggested if lar¢c groups were us- ing the park, the washroom keys should be made available. in conclusion, mayor Shaw said, " We will try and do something about this problem during the win- ter". -play at.the railroad tracks?" asked Brautigam.- Ted Wright, an ex -councillor, pointed out. a concentration of apart- ' ment buildings on the lot would generate more traffic on Victoria • Street, where the crossing guard is located. . Aesthetic concerns Bev Lindenficld echoed comments Councillors Continued from front page . many doors. as possible if an elec- tion is irc- tin_is necessary', . Councillor Tom Humphreys said he would accept the challenge and sock a fourth term and is look- ing forward to further development in the town. In deciding not folie hominitted for the upcoming erection, couneil- lor Gaylen Josephson cited thc lack of time from his occupation -as one of thc reasons. He continued, "i enjoyed my sev- en years on council, but to run you have to make a commitment of time and 1 don't feel 1 have the time to serve in a proper way". Josephson sees some exciting days ahead in the life of the next council. The second councillor to say he would not file nomination papers was Peter Snell. He said his rca- sons were personal, career and time. He added, " i have lived in Exeter most of my life and have tried td share my interests and ideas with the community". In closing mayor Shaw remarked, " Those not corning back will be missed". $30,000 damage to house EXETER - Fire spread through an extension on thc house owned by Michael Burke at 68 Simcoe Strcct last Monday evening, causing ex- tensive structural and smoke dam- age to the property. Firefighters were called to the scene at 8:45 p.m. on September 12 to find the rear storage arca on the back of the house ablaze. it took three hours to finally bring it under control. Exctcr fire chief Gary Middleton explained that "hot spots" were burning inside the walls and required the removal of some siding and roofing from the recently -renovated house. "Basically, it made a mess of things," said fireman Leroy Ed- wards, who estimated damage to the house at $25,000, and between $10- 15,000 for the contents. Middleton said at press time the cause had yet to be determined, al- thbugh electrical failure had been ruled out because of a lack of hydro in the storagg4hed. "We sell aren't ruling out vandal- ism," Middleton said. • of the Marlborough residents con- cerning the aesthetics of Glenn's. first building. • "its not a nice -looking building," said Lindenficld. "It's just a square building. It doesn't have any appeal - to me or the neighbours." Zclinka agreed with Lindenficld. but he said this redesigned proposal was preferable to the July concept, which he compared to an "cmcrgcn- cy shelter" because of its arrange- nicnt of buildings in rows. The planning advisory committee discussed the -project behind closed doors .and recorrrmen-ded.a:smtrticr.. two- t,)r�y development as a Com--- proniur. Council apliroved the rcc- comcndatinn Monday. • Glenn will he left to•dccidc if he . can economically -build apartments to suit council's guidelines. CLINTON - The Huron County Board of Education and its Secon- dary Teachers have reached a Tenta- tive Agreement in contract negotia- tions.for the 1988-89. school year. . • Details will he released following •-••rat fication; Reach agreement Private Property Week EXETER - Nlayoi Bruce Shaw has proclaimed Scptcmbcr 1.6 to October 2, .1988 as Private Property Week in Exctcr, and urges local cit- itcns to join in observing. it. During this annual event, thc Hu ron Real Estate Board will sponsor a week of community -oriented pro- grammes and activities designed to call attention to the bcnclrts of property ownership to society and the need to protect property' rights. In his proclamation. Nlayor Shaw reminds Exctcr citizens that oucof the most precious na'hts Canadians enjoy is_ the right AO own, use or transfer real property. "Above -all," stated the ',mayor, "wc must guard against taking tier granted the right` that come with property ownership. Owning one's home and preserving these rights provide individuals with thc dcci- sion-staking .,opportunity that col-. lectivcly allects the well-being of our community. Mayor Shaw•callcd upon all Ex- eter residents to ccaffi m the free- dom of such ownership by taking part in the celebrations of Private Property Week.• TOTAL CO NCEPT f tthess Cevitre (519) 235-2440, 41 Main St., Exeter (2 doors north of Stephens Furniture) Invites You To A Fitnes5 Certrn Jpfe!Ji Ji Jb1!•;:s Good for one Free Visit Good Until October 15/88 Coupon must be present -to rrecelve-tree _SLS i3 __ OUR FACILITIES INCLUDE • Sauna • Electronic Treadmill • Whirlpool • Locker Rooms • Free Weights • Showers • Rowers • Massage Bed • Bikes • Tanning Bed individual Fitness -Programs set up by corrttfwd Fitness Instructor,- Large nstructorLarge selection of Aerobic wear HOURS . Monday, Wednesday 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday 9 a.m. • 11 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. • 9 p.m. Saturday, Sunday 1 p.m. - 6 p