HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-08-12, Page 1Green Thumb winner uses yard as good excuse to get outside
Karin Roger has a green
thumb. If it ' doesn't look
green to you, Karin has a
plaque to prove that indeed,
she has a green thumb.
The plaque, confirming
the greenness of her thumb
was presented to her Mon-
day al her home at 214 Pryde
Boulevard. The Green
Thumb contest has been
revived this year by the Ex-
eter Lioness Club. The club
wanted to honour
homeowners who took extra
care with their yard, lawn
and gardens. This is the first
year that the Lioness have
sponsored the contest.
Thb contest was open for
nominations all summer,
and the judging took place
August 6. Judges were Mar-
jorie Johns and Evelyn
Harrigan of the Kirkton Hor-
ticultural Society, and
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Karen Wouters, a student in
the horticulture course at
Centralia College.
The judges were looking
for orginality of garden or
landscape design and foun-
dation planting balance;
cleanliness of building,
flower beds, shrubs, hedges,
flower beds in relation to
pests and diseases; general
appearance, colour, and con-
dition of lawn; use of colour
in flowers and shrubs in rela-
tion to building; and con-
tribution of the property to
the beautification of the
neighbourhood.
Lioness Peg Seller and
Lioness Marg Epp took the
judges around to the various
homes nominated.
The plaque reads that it
was presented to Karin and
Dave Roger for "outstan-
ding originality, cleanliness
and maintenance of property
and landscape which con-
tributes to the beautification
of the community."
The Roger's yard features
an attractive rock garden
coloured with geradiums,
marigolds and numerous
green plants, as well as a
rustic wagon wheel and
lantern. In another corner of
the yard. a split rail fence is
beautifully landscaped.
Hanging baskets of
geraniums and begonias add
colour to their home. A
swimming pool beside the
house is attractively
landscaped with green
plants to resemble an orien-
tal garden. A lush green
lawn and numerous trees
add to the beauty of the
yard.
Mrs. Roger says that
although the -yard takes a
great deal of time, "it's a
good excuse to get outside."
She says they were surprised
and pleased to get the
award. She speculates that
neighbours must have
nominated them for the
prize.
The Rogers have lived in
their Pryde Boulevard home
for five years. It is located
at the end of the street on the
east side.
Lioness presirient Marian
Knowles and Lioness Liz
Stephens made the presenta-
tion. The Lioness club hopes
that the Green Thumb award that she is pleased with the "That's good considering the Judges gave honourable
will become an annual results of the contest. There mail strike," Mrs. Knowles mention to Mrs. Lee Dobbs
event. Mrs. Knowles said were 13 entries nominated. said. 01 39 Riverside
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Mr. and Mrs. Peter Plan-
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WINS GREEN THUMB AWARD - - Karin and Dove Roger's yard at 214
Pryde Boulevard won the Lioness Green Thumb award this year. Mrs. Roger,
centre, accepts the plaque from Lioness members Marian Knowles and Liz
Stephens. The Roger yard was selected by judges for the "outstanding
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BEST DECORATED BIKES — Awarded for having the best decorated bikes in the Exeter
playground penny -carnival parade were: Lisa Forrest, second; and Trevor Truemner, first.
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originality, and the cleanliness and maintenance of property and landscape
which contributes to the beautification of the community." The Roger's yard
features o rock garden, hanging baskets, beautiful trees, and a Tush green
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Usborne interested in leasing new facility
TAKES AIM'-- It take a keen eye and a steady hand to be a good dart player Kim Vnn-
dongen displayed those attributes as she took aim at breaking a balloon to win a pri'o nt
the penny carnival held as part of the Exeter playground program, Thursday
Hay debates conservation
Okay Dashwood paving
Dashwood trustee George
Tieman spoke to Hay
Township council, Monday,
concerning repaving streets
in the police village.
Tieman asked for council's
approval to go over budget
and asked for the council to
call for the tenders.
Stephen Township had let
tenders for a road in
Crediton longer and wider
than the area in Dashwood
and it was priced at $8000.
This was the price Dashwood
had based its decision on.
Tieman said the village
had applied for ministry of
transport subsidies for the
past two years and did not
receive any monies. He said
the job should be done this
year as frost from another
winter may break up the
surface.
Reeve Lloyd Mousseau
agreed, noting that oil
prices were down (and thus
the cost of paving material)
and that contractors had
little work to do and could
give a better price.
It had been agreed that the
township would pave about
1500 feet long concession 12
and 123 at the same time the
Dashwood work is to be
done.
including the work on
Helen and Phillip Streets in
Dashwood, about 3500 feet of
roadway will be paved.
Council approved Dash -
wood's overbudgetting and
will call tenders for the
work.
A second delgation at
council was Tom Prout and
John Smithers of the
Ausable-Bayfield conser-
vation authority.
Prout exporessed the
position of the authority
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Meeting is planned
for area water line
The first reading of a
bylaw to approve the Mud
Creek Drain was heard at a
special meeting of Stephen
Township Council Wednes-
day. The proposed drain will
run through Hay, Stephen
and McGillivray townships.
The bylaw was given first
and second readings at the
meeting, and is now open to
appeals. After the bylaw has
been given the third reading,
the drain work will be let by
tender. •
At their regular meeting
Tuesday night, Stephen
council approved one tile
drainage loan application in
the amount of $12,000 and
dealt with another for $11,-
800.
('ouncil expressed interest
in obtaining trees from the
Ausable Hayfield Conserva-
tion Authority for planting
along roadsides in the
township.
Council decided to plan a
meeting concerning the
proposed waterline for
Crediton and Centralia.
Those that are along the
planned waterline will be in-
vited to attend, and meet
with the trustees of the two
police villages. At that time,
some idea of costs, and how
the project will be funded,
will be discussed.
No date has yet been set
for the special meeting.
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uthority may move office
Usborne Township council
members have expressed an
interest in leasing proposed
facilities from the Ausable
Bayfield Conservation
Authority if the latter group
moves ahead on a suggestion
to erect a new building in the
vicinityof Morrison Dam.
Authority manager Tom
Prout met with Usborne
council last week to outline
the proposals and Reeve
Murray Dawson said it will
probably be September
before the- Authority decides
whether to erect a new
facility or renovate the pre-
sent office building located
on Highway 83 West in Ex-
eter.
Prout told the T -A this
week that architect David
Stevens, London, had been
named to, do a feasibility
study to compare the costs of
renovating the present
facility to building a new
one.
The existing building was
built in the mid 50's by
Kongskilde Ltd. and is
designed for commercial
and industrial use primarily
and Prout said major
renovations are required.
He said the Morrison dam
site is not the only one which
may be considered if the
Authority does decide to
erect new facilities.
Dawson said Usborne
were interested in leasing
the board room in the
proposed building for their
meetings and there was also
a possibility an office would
be included for the township
clerk, also to be leased.
Clerk Harry Strang
presently has his office in his
home.
"The whole project is real-
ly in limbo," Dawson stated,
noting that the Authority
members would be meeting
soon to decide on whether to
proceed with the new
building in Usborne.
Reeve -Dawson was forced
to break a 2-2 tie following a
lengthy discussion on the
purchase ~of twr. new one-
way plows for the township
graders.
Dawson voted in favor of
the motion which had been
presented by Deputy -Reeve
Peter Berendsen and Coun-
cillor Mervin Shute to
purchase the new plows at a
cost of approximately $3,300
each. Councillors Gerald
Prout and Margaret Hern
opposed the purchase.
Dawson. noting there was
quite a debate over the sub-
ject. said he felt the one-way
plow the township now has
did a good job.
Ile explained that the
township presently has three
graders and three V -type
plows and a one-way plow.
With the decision, there will
be three of each available to
the roads department.
He said the V -type plows
were still required to clear
heavy snow, but the one-way
plows could be used in nor-
mal circumstances and he
said he thought they did as
good a job as the V -type.
At their meeting last
week. council also named a
Property Standards com-
mittee and they will be
meeting in the near future
with council to set standards
for property.
Members of the com-
mittee include Reeve Daw-
son and two ratepayers. Bill
Pincombe and Jim Prout.
Dawson said council were
concerned mainly with im-
plementing a bylaw to rid
the township of eye -sores
such as old machinery or
wrecked vehicles. He said
there were complaints
regarding some properties
Two people hurt
in area collision
Two minor injuries were
reported in one of the four
collisions investigated this
week by the Exeter OPP.
That accident was
reported on Thursday when
vehicles' driven by Leo
('reces. Zurich. and Antonet-
tia Menard. \Vindsor, collid-
ed on Highway 21 in Hay
Township.
Damage was set at $3.200
and minor injuries were
sustained by Helen Creces.
Zurich. and :\nnie Stebbins.
RR 2 (rand Bend.
There was one accident on
Tuesday. it occurring on
Highway 83 east of Huron
Road 11. Drivers involved
were Jim Shwit, RR 2 St.
Pauls and Manuel Dasilva.
Toronto. Damage was $1.-
600.
On Friday. vehicles driven
by Cecil Pepper. Hensall.
and Arthur Gaiser. Exeter.
collided on Richmond St. at
Nelson St in Hensall.
Damage in that one was
listed at S600.
The final collision was
reported on Sunday on the
Ilsborne-Biddulph township
line at concession 2 in
Usborne. Drivers were Jef-
frey Musser. Exeter and
.John Harrigan. Lucan.
Damage was estimated at
$6.500.
which had been made un-
sightly by abandoned
vehicles.
In other business, council:
Agreed to meet with
Blanshard"council on August
19 to discuss their mutual
ownership and operation of a
farm the two municipalities
own north of the Kirkton-
Woodham community cen-
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LION'S EXCHANGE - Four international students stayed with Lion's club families last
week as port of on international exchange. Shown ore: (from left) Notholie Dumos from
France Mike Bock from Germany Mory Anne Rosling, from the United States and Jen.
Fricke, from Denmark.
Lions exchange youths
say we're friendly bunch
Four Lion's club exchange
students staving in the Ex-
eter area recently were
most impressed by the
politeness of ('andians.
Mike Bock is a 21 year old
electronics student from
Kitten in West Germany. Ile
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RISKING HIS LIFE? – South Huron res centre director Don "Boom" Gravett
was reminded of an old Jimmy Stewart movie (where one of the characters is
stampeded to death while distributing food to Chinese peasants) as he
arranged a candy scramble for the children who took part in the
Lion's playground penny carnival and bike parade, Thursday
.
E*eter
visited with the family of Al
Epp in Exeter
dike said he had travelled
all across Europe and said
the people here on the
farmlands are the friendliest
people in the world
,lens Fricke. 18. of
I3irkernd in Denmark
agreed He said he .and `.tike
had gotten lost during their
first day in Exeter
Heaske d a passing motorist
for dirretionto the home of
Exeter- Mayor Bruce Shaw
where he was staying. and
the people drove them to the
hoose
People are very polite in
Canada. and people in i)en-
nmark wouldn't do this. he
added
,lens said Barkeroll is a
tessn of 1 '.000 ,about 20
kiIon) e1ers from
Copenhagen Mike said
\\ Olen had .i population 01
too 000 mitt its major in•
rii: tr e�
are steel and
remit i production it is
located in the Ruhr area of
Germany
Closest to home in terms
to riiss!,ince and hype of coni-
niunrs is :\naerican Mary
\one Hosltna;. 17
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