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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-09-21, Page 25n the Street it isn't surprising some of Exeter's firefighters are hot under the col- lar after learning their *ratan on Main St. is being offered for. sale by the town. Nobody is debating the need for new quarters but "On the Street" has been told the. Volunteers have even considered going "en masse" to the next council meeting to make their feelings known: One firefightcrsays the•locals have even been. teased byother depart- ments about having to run the department -out of a tent. Our volunteers are -highly trained and arc serious about their jqh... they believe their knowledge could have been used. to advantage by being allowed to have. sortie input about where -any new fire hall will be located, what the building. will he like and when all this is likely t� take place. . Reading :!bout it.in the"for sale ad in last week's T -A took more than a few departrncnt membcrs,py surprise..The•lifclinc of any good. fire department depends on,eftectivc communication... someone must have cut the line between the town office and the fire hall. It's a toss-up as to who enjoyed "themselves the most... the audience: or the Main St. Jug" Band.as they made one of their rare. appearances Saturday night at the Legion: It was the grande finale to Legion Week celebrations. * * *. * Why is is -when -you. have a day that starts -out badly; it just seems to get worse? A typical example of this was a recent trip home where one of the passengers suddenly became carsick. it happened near a car wash so I quickly pulled in to wash off -the side of the vehicle. - . Boy, was d lucky. Imagine having the good luck of being close to -a large, modern car wash just when you needed one. The large sign at the end of the stall instructed me to deposit four quarters and get ready to make my car cleaner than -it's ever been before..• "Just my lucky day," I thought, as 1 searched around for the money and confidently fed the hungry box on the wall. About a second after adding the last quarter, I heard this hanging noise on the car and wheeled around in time to sec the presstirc hose attacking our little To- paz T-heprevious user had neglected to replace the washing wand back in the holder and, as luck would have it, it was my vehicle being pu- nished for this oversight, . • - - Fortunately formy family members who were cowering inside, they had someone as brave as myself to look after them. 1 sneaked up on the flailing -hose despite having thoughts that with my luck i could tie beaten to death and hot -waxed at the sane time. Just when I was about to grab it, the rubber monster turned -on me with enough pressure 10 practically, disintegrate an old pair of dress pants. i felt like the guy years ago in the "Foamy" commercial who was completely covered in shaving cream. After a brief stniggle the beast was subdued but it was extremely dif- ficult to leave with the car only wet on one side while my pants were wringing wet. •By now the passengers were laughing their heads off and i was trying to slink out of the parking lot without attracting any more attention. * * * .* • It appears a Godfather Pizza franchise is in the works for-Exctcr with the expected location being in the new mall on the former Sherwood (Exeter) location.- Area newspapers have been advertising franchises available for Listowel and Goderich as well. • •* * -* * An articicUn the Valley News of Vallcyvicw, Alberta listed some of the unique things about living in a small town. As there are several !maker communities in our coverage area, I've reprinted it to illustrate small towns arc the same everywhere. . • The polka is more popular.than disco on a Saturday night • Third Street is on the edge -of town • Every sport is played on dirt • You don't use your tum signal because everyone knows what direc- tion you're going - - . • You arc born on June 13 and your family received gifts from local merchants because you arc the first baby of the year • You dial a wrong number and talk for 15 minutes anyway • You arc run off Main St. by a combine • You can't walk for exercise because every car that passes offers a ndc • • You drive intothe stitch five miles ourof town and word -gets hack before you did- - - .. - The higgest.business in town sells farm. machinery • You write a cheque on the wrong hank and it covers for you • Pickup trucks on Main St. outnumber cars • You miss a Sunday at church -and receive get well cards #. * * * * The empty portion of the former Hopper -Hockey Furniture Store will be be opening in October as a furniture outlet:. The new business will be called Allan's Fine Furnittire and will he operated by Allan Brand of Crediton. _ * * * Youngsters who have not signcd tip for hockey this year because of thc cost involved should contact Tom McCann, Exctcr Minor Hockey president. McCann tells me assistance is available for those in need from the Exctcr Heritage Foundation. l Times -Advocate, September 21, 1988 Page 5 Fall fitness: keeping everyone busy It h Adrian Harte . EXE'I Els - Has your -summer fit-. ness program finally fizzled out*? Did the hot weather keep your bicy- cle in the garage? Did your jogging. program stumble and fall'' Did y ou gain. two pounds with every. hall tournament? Now that fall is here, we all have • a chance to get back in shale. • • Fitness programs are everywhere and most are attiacting a good num- . tier of rceistrations. Jo -Ann Fields . at the Exeter Recreation Centre said she was sell registering people for the arena's two aerobics programs. When the programs began seven years ago, the arena boasted three evening classes. Only Laura Over, hole's one Bodyfit evening class re- mains, but Anne MacDougall still teaches the popular Morning Break program. It coincides with. Deb Oke's Kindergym classes, so moth- ers don't always need a babysitter to enjoy aerobics. . Beth McLellan's Kid's Beat has returned to Exeter this fall and has attracted 26 pupils so far. "There seem3orto be lots of inter est for it," said Fields, adding that tate fitness programs do generate a .small amount of revenue for the arena, after instructors' wages are • deducted. . While no men have yet signed up kir. aerobics in Exeter, Fields says they are welcome. "I 'think if a few came out then It's Your Business FITNESS FASHION - Beth Consitt at Macl-eans shows some ladies' aerobics clothing in stock this season. While fexibility and comfort are important, everything starts with the shoes. more would join," said 'Iields, not • - ing inquiries about men's fitness are frequent in her office. • Cindy Reaburn, who teaches Rod- yfit in Hensall's Recreation Centre, says she expects a handful of men in her two adult sessions. She is still registering participants. Reabtrrn also shared in the crea- tion of Kid's Beat and is offering three classes to handle age groups from -three to 14. However, Reab- urn points out Kid's Beat is not as strenuous as the adult classes. - "They're not doing aerobics. - What they're doing is movements to -music," she said. The classes encourage coordination skills.and a positive attitute towards fitness, something which needs emphasis today, according to Rcaburn. • "They're not •as active as when you and 1 were kids," said Rcaburn. "If they grow up with a poor atti• - tude towards fitness, they're going to he adults with a poor attitude to- wards fitness." The physical education -programs at school are good, says Reaburn,• but they arc not frequent enough to maintain a fitness level in young- sters. For those in and close to Grand .Bend, a new fitness program has been introduced at Oakwood inn. A Monday and Wednesday aerobics class is offered and can be combined with use of the pool. sauna, and weight room. The new facilities ;are found in Oakwood's new exten- sion and arc to encourage use of the resort year-round. - The Total Concept .Fitness Cen- tre in Exctcr will be adding aerobics classes later this -year once an addi- tion to the new building is com- pleted. The addition will also in- clude squash and racquetball courts. "Mcmherships are looking really good," said Lou Ravelle •of the club's success since it opened last winter. - If you havedecidcd to take the plunge and enroll in a fitness pro- gram this fall, then• you will no doubt need to keep your wardrobe up -.to date. • John .Wuerth at Wuerth's shoes says that while he sells a lot of general sport shoes for street wear, when his customers get- serious about footwear it's usually for acro hies. . • "Aerobics are probably. my best- selling sport shoes," Wuerth• said. . Aerobic shoes have thicker soles, but arc usually more flexible than anything you would - wear on the tennis 'court. Wuerth says Rcchok- and Nike are still the more popular brands and can dist anywhere from S50 to S85 a pair. . Elaine Bogart -at RSD Sports 1 'cn has observed sales of lycra fitness clothing picking up in the fall. The one=piece leotard for women is the favorite choice, even though many still opt for sweatshirts and pants, despite the.ovcrheating. Bogart agrees with Wuerth that properly -designed aerobic shoes can make all the difference. For . men,:—fitness -fashions_ .are• leaning toward the lycra biking short, "believe it or not," says Bo- gart. The shims feature a chamois pad for long hours in the saddle, but are becoming very • common for workouts: - To top it all off, thc ubiquitous sweatband is still high on the prior- ity list for many fitness enthu- siasts. • Back in time 10 years ago - • Brenda Ballantyne, Traccy Campbell, Kathy Cooper, Liz Giffin, Judy Johnson, Pauline Masnica, Helen Muller and Joan Skinner all vied for the Exeter Fair Queen in 1978. Their pictures appeared on the frontpage of the T -A. •"Local developer Len Veri has submitted plans for a second apartment building on his property in thc Klock bounded by Sanders, Carling, Gidlcy and William St. and council. this week agreed to enter into an agreement with him that calls for the demolition of both houses located on Carling St. •"On the recommendation of the South Huron Rec Centre board of management, Exeter council approved final payment to the contractors on the centre project, Northside Construction. "In answer to a question, Mayor Bruce Shaw said the board members were happy with the construction now that several problems have been alleviated. However, final payment to Cambrian Facilities will be held back at the suggestion of the board. "Shaw said they were still waiting for some written guarantees on the furnaces and other items." 20 years ago •Sandra Skinner, representing Cann's Mill, was declared queen of the Exeter Fall Fair. Wendy Neil placed second and Lynda Stadeof Zurich was third. Stade was later named Zurich Fair Queen. - •Two more firms were slated to move into Huron Park. Hall 'Lamp Company of Canada, the largest independent manufacturer of automotive exterior lighting parts,"anhounced it would relocate in the growing indus- trial park. Daymond Company of Canada, a plumbing fixtures manufac- turer, was the second industry. Together. the two companies promised to provide more than 600 jobs. • Anxious fans waited to sec if they Would be able to -get tickets by mail for the 1968 World Series aftcr Detroit Tigers clinched the American League pennant and a berth in baseball's biggest tournament. Denny McLain and Al Kalinc were prominent members of the team at that time. SO years ago •"lf the finding of a four-leaf clover should bring the finder gond luck, then Mrs, Percy Stone, of Usborne, should be very fortunate because on Friday last she found ten five -leaf clovers in hergarden," the T -A reported. "The leaves were perfectly formed. We trust there isa lot of good fortune in store for Mrs. Stone in the future." •Rcv. Ernest Grigg, a native of Exctcr, who for 45 ycars has been a missionary of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society in Burma, arrived home Saturday last and is at present visiting with his sister, Miss Mary Grigg, and niece Miss K MacFaul, On the 31st of March this year he . retired from active service but at the end of his furlough he plans to return to Burma where he will be on his own for the rest of his life and where Mrs. Grigg laid down her life for Christ and His cause on October 13, 1934. "Mr. Grigg spent 34 days sailing from Rangoon to Liverpool, a distance of 8,200 miles. He crossed over the Bay of Bengal, through the Aratdian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea through the port of Suez, across the Mediterranean Sea, through the Strait of G ibral tar and up the coast of Spain and France to England. Mr. Grigg is a splendid sailor and enjoyed the voyage immensely." . 70 years ago • "Mrs. R. E. Pickard last week received a message from an officer of the Flying Corps saying that her son, Cecil Pickard of the Flying Corps, who was recently reported as missing, is in all likely -hood, a prisoner in Germany. The officer states that Cecil's plane was seen to descend behind the German lines in good order. He was probably forced to descend owing to machine trouble." Mrs. John Harness was also notified that her soil, Private W.H. Harness had been wounded by gun shot. Two of Private Harness's brothers had already returned to Exeter after being wounded. •"A valuable cow belonging to Mr. D. Schroeder of Stephen dicd last week owing to a piece of wire, which had evidently become lodged in her heart," The Exeter Advocate noted. •Under the classified ads: "CAR CRANK FOUND - in Usborne, a car crank. Owner even have same by calling at this office and paying for this notice." Watch for key -chain fraud LONDON - Businesses in the London area arc being cautioned that Excell -•Tech incorporated is cur- rently selling pens and/or key chains in this arca. The promotion includes the promise of a signifi- cant prize. The telephone, :solicitation is -made. in two or three parts: First the . actual solicitation, second the offer 'of a prizcand, third the confirmation of the orders. -The confirmation is a series of questions regarding the spelling of the firm's name, the ad- dress etc. It is the understanding of the Better Business Bureau of Lon- don and District that this part of the conversation is usually recorded and can be used in court to prove a ver- 'bal contract has been made. The .Bureau frequently cautions businesses that offt•rs of this kind contain products that are overpriced and prizes that in no fashion meet the expectations of the recipient. 'The only possible route for- a complaint that can he acted upon would be through Corporate Affairs Canada. If the prizeis misrepresent- ed it would be considered mislead- ing advertising. 41Ik NEW SEAMSTRESS - Ellen Shute is providing an added service to the Exeter plant of Image Cleaners as a new seamstress. Sheds a graduate of the Fashion Design course at Farlshawe College, taught one year at the same school and spent two years in the engineering department at Kaiser doth.