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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-09-04, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, September 4, 1985 Get automatic suspensions Fines rcnqetov drinking drivers Stilson, RR 2 Lucan. A fine of $450 was $100 on a charge laid the same date credit card. handed out to Robert Grant Skinner, for causing a disturbance. Purchases of almost $600 were RR 1 Hensall. His vehicle was parked in a lot near made on three credit cards which the Atthill pleaded guilty to impaired the Hensall Hotel and he found that accused had stolen from a wallet own - driving on March 23, the charge be- someone had let the air out of the ed by a Huron Park man. ing laid after he was slopped for er- tires. He went into the hotel bran- ratic driving in Hay Township. A dishing a tire iron and yelling that he breathalizer test gave a reading of 200 would get the person responsible. mgs. The 21 -year-old was given 60 Waiters took the tire iron away days to pay the fine. from him and managed to calm hint Harris was also charged with im- down. paired driving and pleaded guilty to That incident took place around the May 10 offence which occurred at 7:30 p.m. and he was charged with the Huron Park. He was given 90 days to drinking and driving offence about 40 pay. minutes later. Marshall's charge was laid on Ju- Skinner was charged with driving ly 28 after his motorcycle was stopped with a blood alcohol content over the for excessive speed in Exeter. He was legal limit on October 5 of 1984 after charged with driving with an alcohol the vehicle he was driving hit a ut blood level over the legal limit after ty pole on Wellington St. in Exeter at a breathlizer test gave a reading of 11:22 p.m. :The accident caused a 160 mgs. power failure and total damage was Stilson was also charged with driv- set at $3,000. A breathalizer test gave ing with an alcohol level over the legal a reading of 17.2 mgs. limit on April 6 in Hensall. A In view of the damage caused, the breathalizer gave a reading of 170 Crown recommended the $450 fine. mgs. Stilson also received a fine of Also appearing at Tuesday's court session was Robert Shane Ross, Vic- toria St., Exeter. who pleaded guilty FOX RUN SET . to a charge of wilful damage laid on March 23. He followed a former Local organizers are again gearing girlfriend to her William St. apart - up for the annual Terry Fox Run. melt and kicked in the door after she Buoyed by the fact that $3,000 was locked it behind her. raised locally last year for Terry's . The court was told the accused had dream to beat cancer. they hope that made restitution for the $35 in an even greater response will be damage and his solicitor requested a given this time. conditional discharge, noting the in - The Exeter run will be held on Sun- cident was an affair of the heart. day, September 15 and participants Judge Hunter levied a fine of $50 can show up to start any time between and gave 30 days in which to pay. 9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. A six-month probation term was The 10 km. course; will start out given to Robert James Carlile. 176 from the South Huron rec centre and Oxford St., Hensall, after he pleaded run through Exeter's streets. guilty to a charge of assault. Pledge sheets can be picked up at The charge stemmed from an inci- Ellison Travel or at any of the local dent on July 6 when he attacked his schools. brother. For those who don't think they're up Gordon Frederick Carr. 23 Iroquois, to a 10 km. jog. the event is open to Drive, Huron Park, was remanded anyone whether he/she .wishes to out of custody for a pre -sentence walk, bike, wheel or use some other report to be given on September 14. novel manner of covering the course. Carr pleaded guilty to a charge of The theme is "Make this year's run theft under $200 arising from his theft twice the success --bring a friend and of credit cards. He also pleaded guil- double the victory". ty to three charges of using a stolen Seven of the 10 area residents to ap- pear in Exeter court, Tuesday, were there for drinking and driving of- fences and received penalties ranging from $450 to $750. Their licenses were automatically suspended. The court session marked the first appearance for the provincial court's new team) in Huron County. Judge Gary Hunter presided with R. Morris as Crown Attorney. Paying the fine of $750 for his drink- ing and driving offence was Beverly M. Learn Jr., of 184 Columbia Drive, vehicle collision on Highway 21 at the Huron Park. entrance to Oakwood Park. The ac - He was charged in Huron Park on cused turned left in {rant of an oncom- May 23 and a subsequent breathalizer ing vehicle and injuries resulted from test gave a reading of 130 mgs. The the ensuing collision. A breathalizer 25 -year-old had a previous conviction test gave a reading of 180 mgs. in 1978. resulting in the,- heavier fine. . Fellner was given three months in He was given 90 days in which to pay. which to pay. Kenneth Alexander Fellner, 251 Fines of $500 were levied against Platts Lane, London. was fined $700 Murray C. Atthill, Kirkton; William for driving with a blood alcohol con- J. Harris, Exeter, formerly of RR 1 tent over the legal limit Ile was Wheatley; David George Marshall. •charged on July 7 following a two- RR 2 Ailsa Craig. and John Terrance TALKING CAN CROPS — At Thursday's area tour by members of the Ontario Vegetable Growers Marketing Board, former director from this area Clarence Down of Exeter chats with directors Bill Ruther- ford, Gary Newman and Bill Woof. T -A photo Health Unit ng won't :budge e ' butIdin booze editt from Ile said the inspection team would not 'be going gung-ho on - issuing tickets. but would crack down on operators who are continually found breaking the sante rules. The initial fines range around $38. but second offences can carry penalties up to $5.000. Harrison also asked council to have building inspector Brian Johnston -notify the unit when owners of food handling facilities plan new buildings or renovations. and that the notifica- tion be given before permits are issued. He explained that this would allow the unit to advise owners of the re- quirements so they can he included in the project and thereby avoid costly changes after the work has been completed. - Exeter council -failed this week in - an attempt. to get the Huron County health unit to change an edict that no more special occasion liquor permits will be permitted for the local agricultural building at the communi- ty park unless adequate washroom facilities are provided. • The health unit advised council earlier this year that no further per: -mils would be granted after January unless permanent washroom facilities or portable toilets were pro- vided at the facility. Tuesday night. Medical Officer of . Health' Dr. Harry Cieslar and direc- tor of public health inspections Ed Harrison were at council's session to indicate the policy would remain unchanged. The only consolation appeared to be that the health unit officials would not be over zealous in their requirements for washroom facilities -at the events stated in the building. Ilarrison explained that Exeter was being treated no differently. than other groups in the county seeking li- quor permits for facilities in which (here were no permanent washrooms. He said there had been complaints • about people urinating outside the agricultural building rather than walking to the washrooms at the rec centre which have heen•opened when the ag building is being used .for functions. Ile wasn't swayed by -an argument presented by Councillor Dorothy Chapman that most people would prefer to walk a little distance further to use the washroom facilities at the rec centre than a johnny-on-the-spot. She wondered what the distance fac- tor requiredient was. Ilarrison said washrooms must be close enough tole convenient and Dr. Cieslar quickly added that if people weren't using the washroom facilities available. then they were obviously not convenient. Rey hoard member Caroline Merner. who was in attendance along with facilities manager ('am Slewardson. noted that the rec centre washrooms were as close to . the agricultural holding patrons as they were to patrons using the far end of the arena al licensed events. Ilmvever. the officials responded by noting that patrons al (he agricultural building had to walk outside to reach the rec centre washrooms and this was not always done in adverse weather conditions. Harrison said that two years ago it had been indicated that washroom Donnelly appointed Goderich lawyer .1ini Donnelly has been appointed a Justice to the trial division of the Supreme court -of Ontario. The Order in Council appojnting Donnelly was dated August 22 and he . will be sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice September 15 at Osgoode Hail. Toronto. Ile becomes (he second generation of Donnelly to he appointed to the Supreme Court of the province of On- tario Itis father Frank was appointed to the bench October 1. 1959 and was 75 when he retired July 31. 1976. • Donnelly. 55. attended elementary and secondary school in Goderich and is a graduate of St. Michael's College. Toronto Ile graduated from Osgooxlc Hall in 1954 and joined his father's practice in Gnderich. When his father. Frank, was appointed to the Supreme Court. Dan Murphy joined the law firm. Jim and his wife. Mary. live in Goderich and have len children. facilities had to be more readily available if the building was to con- tinue to have occasional permits issued. Ile added that it was only fair that the regulations be followed -if the building was going to be rented out for such occasions. When Councillor Don Winter ques- tioned Harrison's contention that all events in the county were operated under the same regulations. Harrison explained that the health unit took people at their word when they advis- ed that appropriate washroom facilities would he available as stipulated on their application. The inspection official said he was not saying that every application was complied with and that the number of washroom facilities available was as stipulated. Before leaving the session Cieslar advised council of some other more pleasant aspects of the health unit's functions. Ile detailed some new avenues of health prevention work being under- taken in the county and said tax- payers get good value from their money. Ha�r,rison had some more bad ne wk to iii part, noting that council members may be receiving coni - plaints from local businesses in view of a new fine system being im- plemented tor infractions under '... Health Act. Unit inspectors can noyc issue tickets to proprietors for a variety of offences from having dirty walls to using chipped glasses for serving customers in food establishments. Won't give extension Exeter council agreed 'Tuesday to follow a suggestion from their con- sulting engineer and not allow a pav- ing contractor an e!(tension on a local Contract. The request for a three-week exten- sion had been made by IA vis Contrac- ting. The firm is being assessed a penalty of $ISO per day for going over the contract deadline. Works superintendent (Tenn KeIIs said that engineer B. M. Ross ha(I in- dicated it would b('unfair to other bid- ders on the job to allow the firm to have an extension as requested. BACK TO SCHOOL - Erin, Caleb and Julie McLeod were off to classes at Exeter Public School, Tuesday morning. T -A photo London firm wins big expansion job A $6,788.842 contract has been awarded to expand the -Lake Huron Water Supply System providing Lon- don and surrounding communities with drinking water. Environment Minister Jim Bradley annminced today. • These improvements will bring the treatment capacity of the Lake Huron Water Supply System from 30 million to 72 million gallons of treated water every day. The contract awarded to Ellis Don Limited of London is for the expansion and upgrading of the filtra - tion facility and for the maintenance of the plant. This contract is the fourth and last of a $9.693.0(K) project. with the pro- vince contributing 15 per cent or $1.454.000 of the total cost. The Lake Huron Water Supply System is located in Grand Bend along the lake shoreline and serves more than 2n0.000 people in the ('ity of London and the municipalities of Grand Bend. Thedford. Parkhill and others. The project is Scheduled for com- pletion in the summer of 1986 Florist gets tenth in -world con -test By Jackie • Hrudka The Inter•flora World Cup. a prestigious and gala event where the best compete against the best, saw :35 yeah• -old Kathy Mustard, formerly of the Exeter, area, rank tenth among the world's top master floral designers: During the one day olympic flower competition held August 21 at the Ford Auditorium in Detroit, more than 3 000 spectators from across the world assembled to witness spec- tacular artistic feats performed by contenders representing 27 countries. Mustard. a well-known Canadian . floral designer and commentator. represented Canada in the olympic event of flower arranging. • As a board -member of Flowers Canada. former chairperson of Young Owner Managers and floral instruc- tor, the Canadian contender and mother of two brought 20 years ex- perience into the ring with her. Competitors labored 12 hours before six international judges to claim recognition as "World Master Designer". During the evening they dazzled spectators with swift hands in an olympic showboat of pomp and pageantry that surpassed a beauty contest. The placing of Deer moss can be gripping stuff. Emerging victorious Klaus Wagerer, representing Germany. claimed (he world cup title for his floral accomplishments which united nature and technology in harmonious co -opera t ion. Contenders designed an intimate dinner for two table settings. bridal bouquet and This Is My Country floral arrangement. Each display, com- pleted in 30 minutes. flaunted flowers to their best. Props exploiting designs were a .cork of art created exclusively by each designer. Breathtaking architec- tural displays embodied mechanics of plexiglass. ceramics and leather to copper. wood and silk. Flowers were flown in from around the world to meet each designer's specifications. Master of ceremonies Hal Linden. star of the Barney Miller show. kicked -off the evening program with the Surprise Package. Graeme Audrain of the United Kingdom plac- ed first in the event for his "celebra- tion" theme depicting ETD's 75th Anniversary. Sweden's designer. Mf Anderson, rated first in the Flowers. Fruit and., Plant competition. - Adept in design, Mustard's abilities and stage presence shone as bright as her masterpiece during (he final F'Ti) 75th Anniversary competition. Under the observing eye of televi sion cameras, Sylvia Levy. a na- tionally known floral designer and commentator. described Musatard's display as "spectacular" saying. "She has designed a prop of true significance" Iter prop consisted of three black plexiglass towers containing water signifying FTD's and natures growth In contrast to this Mustard incor porated a diamond mirrored ball suspended between a diamond shaped tubular frame. Each clear tube. ap- proximately one inch in diameter. contained water. FTD's Mercury (the running man) was cut from two-tone plexiglass and mounted on top. • - When completed, the masterpiece rotated the mercury with mirrored light illuminating its form while water pumped life through each clear tube. More.than 15 varieties of foliage influenced the prop to create a display described as "breathtaking". The arrangment stood six feet high and four feet deep. Through out the competition. Mustard cautiously measured the extension of each flower to ensure she did not, surpass the strict. specifications. A violation of specified re- quirements could result in a 20 -point deduction. The sixth world 'cup competition was judged .tinder distinction and suitability, design. shape and balance. color interest and technique and workmanship. Within eacji category judges rated each exhibit in five specific areas. The next Interflora compelilion.will /Take place in 1989 in Tokyo, Japan. Exuding high spirits Mustard left the competitors ring happy and content. In between accolades from well wishers in the industry she s'aid, '•I feel relieved and happy. I knew I'd he happy if I could just place in the top len." Although Mustard didn't place first in the winner's circle her mother. Jen- ny Rowe of Exeter. said. "She did stand first in the hearts 0f all those in the flower industry." What comes after the supremacy of participating in the world cup? Mustard is not sure. She suggested that she may consider freelancing but for now. the only sure thing is to catch up on some much needed rest. AID PLOW MATCH I';xeivr council agreed Tuesday to provide a grant of $5u to the Huron County Plowmen's Association. While the grant was quickly rov- ed by Reeve Bill Mickle. Councillor Don Kinlen said that at the last meeting social services cumin tee chairmen Ben'Hoogenbtom had ad- vised there was no money left in that budge( - At that time. Hoogenhoom was responding to his committee's deci- sion regarding regi test s ler assistance from three reliet commit(ees established throughout the province to raise runds for residents hit by floods and tornadeles. Clerk Liz Bell said there was cer- tainly $5o lett in the social services budget to cover the grant for the plowmen. Firemen want truck returned Members of the Exeter Fireman's Association will attempt to return the town's 1944 pumper from the Huron County Pioneer Museum. The vehicle. if it is returned. would be restored by the firemen and used for area parades. In detailing the plan to council this week, Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller said there was no indication of how successful the firemen may be, but said that one municipality did have a vehicle returned on request from the Goderich museum. She also advised council that the Exeter and Area Fire hoard member municipalities were asking the Fire Marshal's office to carry out a survey as to the adequacy of equipment. manpower. communication system. etc. in respect to the area .the local volunteer fire department serves. Such studies are usually under- taken every 10 years. ides. Fuller ex- plained. and the time had arrived for an update on the local situation. BALANCING Shelley Gard- ner, dressed in her back -to - school finery, balances on the teetertotter at Hensall Public School while waiting to begin September classes. WEDDING INVITATIONS Select your invitations from our collection of traditional and_contemporary designs. Socially correct thermo-engraving compliments the elegance of our wedding stationery. Ask to see our many wedding accessories too. Our gift to you as a keepsake — a copy of your invitation thermo-engraved in gold. Times - dvocate -, y...w.., .r. r. ,,..M.. l ..,.,,, i •..1.. 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