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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-12-30, Page 2Pogo 2 Tim•s-Advocate, Dec.mber 30, 1981 The year that was ..• in review Continued from front page Middlesex riding. The new total was set at 31,138 by returning officer Si Sim- mons of Exeter. Donna Robertson, RR 2 Lucan, won a trip to Acapulco in a contest spon- sored by Pepsi Cola and Shaw's Dairy Stores. Zurich figure skaters Sonya Shantz and Kathy Merner won a gold medal while representing Zurich - Grand Bend figure skating club in a HOME tournament in St. Thomas. March 18 Don Gravett was named administrator of the South Huron rec centre. Jerry Wilder, Mike VanRaay and Dave Woodward were finalists in a bridge building contest at SHDHS. As the election drew to a close. Jack Riddell in- advertently named Stephen Lewis as his party leader. The Lucan Irish ousted Mitchell to reach the Junior 'D' final against Belmont. Rural route mail carrier Harry Smith was awarded a 25 -year service pin at a ceremony at the Hensall post office. Hensall WI announced they would disband due to a lack of interest in assuming executive positions. Alice M.Thiel, continuing a familytraditionwas given a service pin in recognition of her 25 years delivering mail in the Zurich area. Thiel said she wasn't sure how many years the Thiel family had been delivering Zurich's rural mail. March 25 Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell won his fourth straight election with a ma- jority of 2.100 votes over PC candidate .Jim Britnell. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Heywood presented hockey figurines to members of the Exeter novice and atom teams at their banquets. Playboy beauty Jo Penney purchased a cottage in Grand Bend and girl - watchers were delighted with the news. Lorne Henderson got his largest majority ever in holding out his Lambton riding seat. The NHL Oldtimers played in Lucan and delighted the audience with their skills. April 1 The fiscal year began with the budget of $10 million for Huron County which was up from last year by 7.5 per- cent. The Cancer Canvass started for the year with the sale of 10.000 daffodils. The object of the fund-raising campaign was $14.000 for Exeter and $63,000 for the County. A prize-winning pacer was one of three horses lost in a fire at the Morrissey farm in McGillivray Township. The Lucan Irish fell to the Belmont Bombers in four straight games in OHA Junior 'D' finals. It was Lucan's first time in 11 years in the Western finals. The provincial ministry of government services re- quested tenders for the in- stallation of 15 heating plants in Huron Industrial Park buildings, at a cost of over $1 million. to cut heating costs. The job was to be finished by October. Martin De Bruyn, a Stephen Township pig farmer set up weaner pig committees throughout the province as part of the On- tario Hog Producers Marketing Board. He typically produces 3,600 weaver pigs per year on his farm Exeter civic employees got a two-year contract rais- ing their pay by 25 percent in three stages. The Court Valentine Lodge 1861 of Granton reached its 25th anniversary this week. The South Huron District High School girls gym- nastics team won the Huron - Perth Conference title with a margin of 25 points over second -place St. Marys. Non-smokers on County council continued to com- plain about smoking in the council chambers during meetings. Reeves and depu- ty reeves were the cuplrits, it seemed. The executive committee moved to ban tobacco from council meetings. but a 17-14 vote killed it. John Van Beers vice- president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture suggested that Opposition critics at Queen's Park spend one week on any farm in order to clear up the con- fusion between pro -and anti - agribusiness ministers. He said the province needs a clear policy on farming and food processing. Zurich native Carol Erb returned home after work- • ing for two years in an eye hospital in Afghanistan. Con- tinuing unrest and the Soviet intervention in the country were cited as reasons for the April 15 Zurich Buckeyes took the South Huron hockey cham- pionship for the second straight year, by beating the Hensall Sherwoods in four consecutive games. Catherine Patterson of South Huron District High School won the gymnastics intermediate championship. Two schoolmates, Ronnalee Bogart and Maja Gans won the girls doubles badminton championship of WOSSA. Lambton County Board of Education voted 8-6 to keep Grand Bend, Kinnaird and Bosanquet schools open at least two more years. The town of Exeter's accident -free record of 10 days was broken when seven collisions happened in one week. The Times -Advocate and St. Marys Journal -Argus joined the Ontario Press Council. to bring to seven the total of weekly papers on the Council's membership roll. The Biddulph Township dump was opened for two days to Lucan residents wishing to make their own drop-offs as part of the an- nual spring clean-up of winter accumulation. An Easter eggmobile race at Zurich Public School was won by Terry Zehr. The challenge was to build a device which could propel an egg the farthest without breaking it. April 22 Over $12,000 worth of damage was done in an acci- dent when a Crediton man hit two parked cars and a telephone pole. According to the inquest into the accident involving Bruce Norman Higgs, Ailsa Craig, his crane fell into the quarry pond when the ground below his machine gave way. Exeter council members thought of the merits of charging citizens for cat tags in the same way that dogs are now tagged at the owners' expense. It was thought to be useful for rais- ing more money. Dog tags are worth $2,000 each year to the town coffers. The Exeter Recreaton Board asked the town for an operating grant of $75,000.for running the South Huron Recreation Center and its local programs. Leisure Pipe, a Grand Bend firm. developed a way of making furniture to last a long time. It used specially extruded plastic pipe to make the frames, and durable vinyl for the up- holstery. The three Exeter chapters of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority celebrated with their sister sororities around the world the 50th anniver- sary of the founding of their service group. April 29 Mayor Bruce Shaw of Ex- eter declared April 30 as Beta Sigma Phi Day, in honour of the international observance of their 50th an- niverary. Town employees were put on a mileage rate for using private vehicles for town business. Exeter's mill rate in- creased for both commer- cial and residential ratepayers. The commercial rate rose 1.58 mills to 117.64, while the residential rose 1.34 to 99.99 mills. Laidlaw Transport's plan to move to a new location on Highway 83 east was stalled by objections to the required zoning changes. Property owners near the new site complained that their land values would fall, and that Laidlaw would have to be connected to the storm sewer system. Jack Riddell, Liberal MPI' for Iluron-Middlesex, was re -appointed as agriculture critic in Queen's Park by the Liberal caucus. He was recently re-elected for the fourth time. A former Grand Bend man. Leo Desjardine, 31, was in the 26 -mile Boston Marathon race, finishing 116th. and was the fourth Canadian runner across the line Ile came in six minutes behind the winner. The Grand Bend Lions Club put conventions aside for once and staged a men's fashion show of sorts for the annual spring rally of the district A-1 Lioness Clubs. The men treated their female counterparts by dressing in women's clothes as a tongue-in-cheek spoof of the more sober, traditional and pompous fashion shows; May 6 Catherine Patterson of South Huron High School took the intermediate balance beam championship at the Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletic Association meet. Grand Bend council voted to have the village post of- fice moved so that its replacement could be built on the original site. Agriculture minister Eugene Whelan, reassured Canadians that importation of cattle and sheep would be barred due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth diseases in supplier countries of France, Italy and Austria. There has been none of this infection in Canadian livestock since 1952. Residents of Pine and King Streets in Grand Bend complained to council about the physical condition of va- cant cottages. Absentee owners. the residents claim, have allowed the disrepair and degeneration of their cottages to go to the point of lowering adjacent property values. Some yards had not been cleaned up since Labour Day parties. The Grand Bend and area Chamber of Commerce met at the Heritage Museum and donated $100 to the Museum fund. The Lucan Champs won the bantam league bowling championship. Over '150 people gathered to officially open the Blue Water Rest Home Apartments at the home near Zurich. May 13 Usborne Township council came forth and donated $9,- 000 to South Huron Recrea- tion Center for the year. Hensall Recreation Center got $400. Lucanites were surprised to hear that Queen's Park was told there was a Klu Klux Klan training camp in the area. An NDP MPP had said 30 to 40 recruits were practising their marksmanship in a secret location. South Huron Hospital benefitted from a new direc- tion board in the lobby and two pieces of physiotherapy equipment. The gift shop was also moved. Eleven students from South Huron High School put on their own stage produc- tion of the Broadway musical West Side Story, for three nights. Wilson Morley of Sanders Street in Exeter turned 86. Dashwood Women's Institute held the grand- mothers meeting with a pot luck supper. Guests were the 4-H girls and some grandchildren. A dog named Mouse won the overall winner in a dog show held by the Bluewater Kennel Club in Bayfield. The airdale puppy is owned by Allan and Carole Preece of Centralia. May 21 Exeter proudly opened its own police station on Sanders Street. Usborne Township residents saw their 1981 tax rates increase 28 percent. The new mill rate for residential and farm proper- ty owners was 180 mills, up from the previous rate of 140 mills. John Kellerman, 36, was the co-star of a UBC televi- sion special program called A Fine Line. A native of Dashwood. Kellerman has severe cerebral palsy and has used much of his energy to advance the status and rights of Canada's disabled people. Also appearing in the film was 23 -year-old Nor- man Kunc. who also has cerebral palsy. Athletes from South Huron High School racked up four Conference records at the Huron -Perth track and field meet. finishing in second place. Twenty-six senior citizens from Lucan signed up to take in a performance at the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. Many seniors had been using the Helping Hands volunteer services, as well as Meals on Wheels. London -West MP Jack Burghardt was guest preacher at theanniversary service of Carmel Presbyterian Church in Hen- sall. The sanctuary was packed for this historic worship. The Hay Municipal Telephone System assisted in the installation of an an- tique phone system at the Ontario Agricultural museum near Milton. May 27 Liz Scott and Doug Ray- mond were named students Of the year at South Huron High School. Sixty-five female bikers from Exeter and area raised $4.000 in a Ride for Cancer to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society. An official dedication ser- vice was held for the Zion Lutheran Church in Dashwood. Guest speakers were Robert Sauer, the 4th vice-president of the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church, and Reverend Arthur Rader, a Dashwood native. Exeter PIJC members began considering methods of energy conservation in response to federal en- couragement to move away from oil as an energy source. Dashwood seniors saw slides of Hawaii taken by Doug Carruthers, who was guest speaker at the meeting they were holding. Shipka's Community Center was the scene of an honour ceremony for newlyweds Roger and Belle Ratz. Dorothy Dakins of Exeter qualified for the swim events of the Special Olym- pics in Ottawa. She had won a first prize and two second prizes in' the elimination round at Kincardine. June 3 A South Huron High School student got a two-day jail sentence for trafficking marijuana in the school. Exeter council endorsed a resolution from Kingston to make the third Monday in February a holiday to celebrate the birthday of Sir John A. MacDonald, giving the town an extra holiday. The Bank of Commerce branch in Arva was robbed again. the fourth hold-up in five years. This time, the loss was $4,100. The Lucan branch of the Canadian Cancer Society reported just over $7,700 collected for the Family Ride pledges. This represented a slight in- crease over last year. A South Huron High School coaches' meeting cut six teams due to lack of money, interest, and sufficient numbers of coaches to look after them. Phil Durand received a provincial grant to produce ethanol fuel -alcohol, at the rate of 240 gallons a day. Father Paul Mooney of the St. Boniface parish celebrated the 25th an- niverary of his ordination. June 10 Ontario Hydro released a report saying that four out of six possible routes for its transmission lines south from Bruce Generating Sta- tion would lead through the Exeter area. In Grand Bend, the Honourable Pauline McGib- bon and Ella Mcllroy unveil- ed a commemorative plaque in honour of W. Eric Mcllroy. Exeter was considered as a candidate for a chapter of the Big Sisters organization. Some 40 girls in the town needed Big Sisters, and 20 women showed an interest in giving their time as volunteers. An OMB hearing was held in Hensall town office to determine whether the village of Hensall could annex two lots to the north and south for expansion. The board member reserved his decision on the matter to a later date. Twelve local people were selected to go to the Ontario Liberal Party's annual meeting to represent Huron - Middlesex. The Huron Federation of Agriculture heard in detail about the change to the Family Law Reform Act. The change tried to make farmers and their wives more equal in the eyes of the law in questions of division of assets during divorce proceedings. June 17 The Hensall mill rate in- creased for both public and private school supporters due to a decision by council. Huron -Middlesex Liberal MPP Jack Riddell discussed in his newspaper column how his party leader, Stuart Smith, was told to leave the Legislative Chambers at Queen's Park for calling a Government minister a "minister of cover-up" for his treatment of the Re -Mor and Astra scandal. Lambton County proudly opened its new Ad- ministrative Building on Highway 21 in Wyoming. Premier Davis and Lorne Henderson were present. Grand Bend merchants were peeved to see that their famous resort village was not mentioned in the South Western Ontario Travel Association booklet. Some 100.000 copies of the tourist information guide had been printed up for distribution all over Ontario. The Grand Bend and area Chamber of Commerce had a small surprise at their meeting at the zoo. One member. Bob Wright, chose to "drop in" by parachute to help promote the parachute club he belongs to. Doug Hoffman of South Huron High School won three high awards at the athletic banquet. He was named senior athlete of the year, and he won the Panther Award and the Mike Prendergast Memorial Award. Gordon Erb and Seleda Steckle presented briefs on church history as the Men- nonite Historical Society of Ontario held its annual meeting at the Zurich men- nonite church. June 24 A world record was set in Grand Bend when 90 people piled up together on a waterbed to test its strength. The bed passed the test. The stunt was put on by a London waterbed merchant and CKSL radio. The seventh annual Burgerfest in Grand Bend came to a close, and it was rated a great success. Some $8.000 was raised by the Chamber of Commerce to lost an exhibition game to the Milverton Suns in Exeter. A new waterslide made a big splash along the beach strip in Grand Bend. Zurich's 125th anniverary was celebrated with five days of sports, parades, dinners and dancing. By all accounts the anniversary was a success. July 15 Union spokesman Jack Caldwell said Canadian Canners workers in Exeter voted 95 percent in favour of accepting a new contract and returning to work after a seven week strike. "Every breed you can imagine" was shown as the Bluewater Kennel club held a dog show in Exeter, ac- cording to Doug Reid the show's chairman. queen of Dashwood's Friedsburg days. Keith Ahrens and Ruth Bechler handed out government cheques at the town office as the summer's postal strike continued. An Exeter man, Doug Robbins was reunited with his sister Berniece Alexander whom he hadn't seen in 44 years. Robbins had left home in 1937 to join the armed forces and was.never able to arrange a meeting before this summer. A story on Cathy O'Neill of Lucan told how she copes with life after being confined to a wheelchair in a 1979 diving accident. One of the side effects of Zurich farmer Phil Durand's project to make fuel alcohol was the use of solar panels to dry his wheat crop. SNOWMAN COMETH — Anita Wein, Lori Stephens and Jason Wein are shown with o Targe snowman they created recently on Riverside Drive in Exeter. T -A photo help promote the village in the future. Turnout was poor at a special meeting of the Huron -Perth County Catholic School Board as 16 parents showed up to ask questions. Earlier that month. the Board had decid- ed to relocate 20 teachers to different schools in the area to improve the distribution of instructors, a move which displeased some trustees. Raymond Shrier was nam- ed the best fiddler in the 11th annual Fiddlers' Contest in Hensall. It was Raymond's second victory in a row. Zurich geared itself up for its 125th anniversary celebration, which ran for five days. After languishing for a decade in a garage, a Cham- pion Model 7E6 airplane, built in 1956, was restored to working condition. Exeter's Doug Ecker bought the dis- used plane in March and in three months gave it another lease on life in the air. July 1 /� Paul McAuley, Mary Anna, Hogan, Doug Hoffman, Arndt Vermaeten, Doug Brooks and Susan Fleming graduated as Ontario Scholars from South Huron District High School. All six had average marks over 80 percent. A late night blaz e destroyed the Lakeview Casino in Grand Bend. The popular dance spot was built in 1919. The South Huron Junior Farmers assisted the rec centre's grounds project fund raising drive when president Bob Pavke donated $1,000 to the tuna on behalf of the junior farmer's club. The secretary of the South Huron Amateur Radio Club, Don Reynolds explained that a 24 hour radio drill was a continent -wide test of amateur radio club's emergency preparedness. Local hams operated three radio stations near the Morrison Dam July 8 Dalton Finkbeiner, Don Cameron, and mayor Bruce Shaw held an official sod - turning to begin construction of the new agricultural building at the rec centre. Pinery park naturalist Terry Crabe advised sum- mer visitors not to try to "assist" wildlife. He was busy raising a baby deer, removed from its mother by campers who thought it was lost. Cancer marathon runner Terry Fox was eulogized by members of Exeter council. "The torch has been passea to us," commented coun- cillor Jay Campbell. Exeter's Patty Down was the losing pitcher as the Milverton junior Millwrights Elgin Rowcliffe of RR 1 Hensall erected a sign on his property to remember the village of Rodgerville 1845- 90. Suzanne Mathers and Donne Trout left to spend four weeks near Rome as part of a Lion's club ex- change program. July 22 Kirkton's 37th annual garden party attracted 2,500 guests. Clandeboye area farmer Harry Knip estimated his loss at about $20,000 in a freak fire which destroyed a tractor -trailer truck, three hoppers and 25 acres of wheat. Model aircraft flyers from across Canada and the northern United States took part in the Canadian national model aircraft competition at Huron Park, Grand Bend and a farmer's field in Usborne Township. Three area athletes were medal winners at the Special Olympics for the han- dicapped in Ottawa. Gary Stebbins won a silver and a bronze in track; Brian Clarke won a bronze for track and Dor thy Dakins won two bronze medals in swimming events. Steve Pearce competed in Javelin events at the Canadian national track and field competition in St. Johns Newfoundland Pearce had placed well in high school, regional and provincial events. The Zurich Fair queen was 16 year-old Jackie Bedard. There was a good turnout for the 117th fair's parade and displays. July 29 Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hay of Exeter celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Emlyn Cole of the Grand Cove estates in Grand Bend flew the Prince of Wales' flag to commemorate the prince's wedding, while another Grand Cove resident Lea Nathan, had her nephew Phillip send her a copy of the official British com- memorative coin he designed. The Z ebra Kim Knap- man rode in the Granton fun - days parade was actually a horse with painted stripes. Sally Banks, on a Young Farmer's exchange from England, stopped long enough to do some shopping during Exeter's sidewalk sale, while staying with the Howard Pym family near Centralia. Of 29 bicycles and one trike given a safety check in Zurich by OPP Constable Gary Gaeler, none were up to the mechanical standards required. August • Seventeen year old Sally Ford was chosen as the August 12 Lisa Forest and Trevor Truemner was awarded for having the best decorated bikes in the rec centre's summer playground parade and penny carnival. Four Exeter area families, those of Al Epp, Bruce Shaw, Don Mousseau and Dave McClure, played host to Lion's exchange students from Germany, Denmark, France and the United States. Karin and Dave Roger's yard at 214 Pryde Boulevard won the Lioness Green Thumb award. Skip Izon was hard at work building a trimaran sail boat. The Grand Bend resident who lives in a house boat he built, called his new design (perhaps ominously) Long Shot. Patty Down and Shiela Penhale were members of the Canadian champion junior ladies fastball team, the Milverton Millwrights. The kids at the Zurich playground held an all -day roller skate-a-thon to raise money for a trip to Rockton's lion safari to top a busy summer. August 19 Exeter's clerk -treasurer Liz Bell visited Exeter, England. Empowered by council to present an Ontario town crest to the English mayor, Bell returned to Canada with a com- memorative plate to be hung in the town offices. An F -M antenna, a scaf- folding and a dome - greenhouse are only some of the things Exeter's Peter Aunger built out of broken hockey sticks. Lucan Lions president Jack Ryan, his wife Shirley and children Brent and Ryan Herbert rode the lead car in the Lucan fair parade. July's police report to council reported something foul about a shooting death in Exeter. The victim was a skunk. Jennie Lawson, her son Gerald and grandson Peter all celebrate birthdays on the same day. Mrs. Lawson was 99 this year. August 26 Eleven people were in- jured as a gas explosion rocked the Huronview home for the aged in Clinton. Frank and Lotjjse Giffen were honored wit a farewell dance at the rec centre. The OPP constable took up new duties in Georgetown. Jeff Fuller of the Exeter juveniles pitched a perfect game in ORA playoffs. The team beat Port Rowan 19-0 in Walsingham. The Z urich DJ's won the Exeter rec league fastball tournament. The consolation was won by the Exeter Jet Boys. Don MacGregor of William Street managed to capture two racoons' who were eating his corn crop. Michelle Durand was chosen as Queen of the 1981 Bean Festival. Organizers reported a record amount of Zurich's famous beans were consumed. September 2 After 35 years of service, Exeter postmaster Harvey Pfaff retired. Taking over the postmaster's duties was Ken Dobney. Also retiring was Bruce Cann of Exeter, who retired when the steam boilers of Huron Park's central heating system were shut down. The heating system of the old Centralia air base was replaced with mpdern individual furnace units. Joanne Van Raay of Dash- wood spent a fulfilling summer working with blind children in the area. Resident's association president Russ Lingard, first president Benson Tuckey and Jack Southcott cut the ribbon to open the new clubhouse at Southcott Pines near Grand Bend. Women's advocate Laura Sabia spoke on stereotypes, motherhood and various law issues as guest speaker at a rural women's conference at Centralia College. Fire companies from Hen- sall. Brucefield and Clinton were called out to extinguish a barn fire on the property of D'arcy Rathwell of RR 1, Brucefield. September 9 Huron County's associate ag rep Stan Paquette estimated the loss to area bean farmers at up to 50 percent due to heavy harvest season rainfall. Doug Risebrough, Mario Tremblay and Pierre Mondou were among a group of Montreal Canadiens at- tending the Huron Hockey School in Huron Park. Fifty- three other professional players also attended. Peter Z anakawski and Barry Schroeder joined the teaching staff of SHDHS. Orville Hollings of Clan- deboye reported water rushing in one door of his home's breezeway and out the other as the hamlet was hit by a flash flood. The Exeter atom division soccer team, the Cosmos, clinched first place in their league by chalking up their 14th straight win. They defeated the Lucan 2 team 3- 0. The Zurich Yankees were the A champs in the village's minor baseball program, Runners-up *ere the Expos. ' September 16 Exeter District Co -Op chairman Gerald McBride and manager Derwood Braithwaite welcomed federal agriculture minister Eugene Whelan to Exeter to open a new fertilizer blender at the Exeter store. Mayor Bruce Shaw won a mayor's challenge by signing up pledges of over $295 for a Terry Fox Cancer marathon run. Exeter's Red Army won the championship of the summer hockey league in Huron Park. The senior citizen's ad- visory group arranged to have Vials of Life delivered to all Exeter households. The vials make medical in- formation readily available in an emergency. Sam and Mary Oesch of Hensall celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. September 23 An industrial consultant in Munich, Germany, was hired to act on Exeter's behalf to lure German in- dustry to the town. Nell DeJong welcomed 80 area ladies to the inaugural meeting of the Ladies' Community Fellowship group. Exeter Hawks' coach Ron Bogart was faced with dif- ficult choices as 35 players tried out for the junior D team. Meanwhile the Mohawks were searching for more players just to fill their roster. John A. Stewart of Ailsa Craig was one of the first recipients of the Ciba Geigy's seed company 'Architect of Agriculture' awards. Vice president Dorothy Duncan, president Beatrice Dawson and guest speaker Jean Mair posed to cut a birthday cake at the Thames Road United Church Women's banquet. The church was celebrating its 100th anniversary. September 30 Even after a week's practice, mayorBruce'Shavo was unable. to fill a milk bottle in the Exeter Fair cow milking contest. Warden Fred Haberer of 2 urich won handily. The runners-up were Janet Shapton and Michelle Vandergunst as Joanne DeHaan was crowned queen of the 1981 Exeter fair. Attendance at this year's fair was down slightly with an estimated attendance of 3,000. Entries in the school competitions were up with over 1,800 competing. Other queens and prin- cesses at the fair included: Joan Cooper, baking prin- cess; Nancy Cooper, sewing princess; Mary Coward baking queen; Liz Selves, sewing queen; and flower queen Ea Love. October 7 Lucan area youth Bradley DeGraw was drowned in a freak accident in Usborne township when the c ar he was driving rolled over onto its roof in a creek near Elim- ville. Wintario came to Exeter for the weekly draw, but, no big winners were drawn locally. The Huron Board of Education okays four in- stalments for taxes from municipalities in 1982. Patty Daniels of the Special Ability Riding Institute officially opened the 1981 Ilderton Fall Fair. Harry and Elsie Burgin of Kirkton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by driving their refurbished 1927 Chrysler car. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Love of Dashwood celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Three young farmers from Wales visited the Bruce Shapton farm in Stephen township. October 14 Bob and Audrey Pooley of Exeter won $100,000 in the Wintario draw. one week after the event was held in Exeter. Exeter councillor Jay Campbell resigns his posi- tion to become the nightly weatherman on CFPL TV The fall blood donor clinic sponsored by the Ausable River Nomads was successful with 260 persons participating. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Thom- son celebttated their 50th wedding anniversary. October 21 Exeter cpuncil okays new taxi regulations. Recreation administrator Don Gravett and crossing guard Jan Mason submit their resignations. Ruth Zielman of Zurich was named Huron's Dairy Princess. Former Huron warden Gerry Ginn is named to the Huron County Housing Authority. Harry DeVries, produc- tion manager at the T -A completed 30 years of ser- vice with the newspaper. Grand Bend council hears outline of plans for Eric Mcllroy Scholarship. E.J. "Hap" Wells receiv- ed a 40 year pin from the Ex- eter Legion Branch 167. October 28 Money was plentiful and bidders enthusiastic as the Exeter Business Association staged a very successful Auction Bucks sale. Earl Campbell was honoured as a 60 year member of the Hensall Independent Order of Oddfellows. The Mount Carmel CWL celebrated its 60th anniver- sary. Exeter Kinettes stage a successful craft show. Mrs. Celina, formerly of Ailsa Craig and now of Strathmere Lodge celebrated her 101st birth- day. nine point plan to beautify downtown Hensall was unveiled to council. Rev. Ray Brewster leavest the Lucan Revival Centre after seven years of service. Grand Bend Public School wins the North Lambton boys soccer tournament. Grand Bend water consup- tion up millions of gallons from a year ago. Honoured as 50 year members of the Hensall Independent Order of 'Oddfellows were Earl Campbell, Bert Horton, Stanley Love 'and Archie Parsons. Huron administrator clerk Bill Hanley is elected as a director to the Association of Counties and Regions of Ontario. Conklin Home Centre went into receivership closing six stores. The Exeter operation remains open. November 4 Stephen township joins with Grand Coves Estates in fight over sewage rates with Grand Bend. Dorothy Chapman is Ex- eter's newest member of council replacing Jay Campbell. Hay township council says Please turn to page 19