Times-Advocate, 1985-01-02, Page 1Page 2
Times -Advocate, January 2, 1985
Looking bask
Continued from front page
Among those marking leap
year birthdays was Brenda
Couckuyt, Grand Bend.
The Exeter Mohawks
defeated the all-stars in the
annual South Huron all-star
contest played at Hensall.
Winner in the Crediton
Social Club public speaking
contest was Geoff Strang.
Usborne. Runnersup were
Henri DeBruyn, Mt. Carmel,
and Piet Blaavaer,
McGillivray.
March '7
John Tinney was re-elected
chairman of the Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation
Authority and the 1984 budget
was set at $1,365, 892. Charles
Corbett. Lucan received a
25 -year service award.
Federal funding was final-
ly approved for a 6,000 square
foot addition at Precious
Blood Separate School.
Carbon monoxide poisoning
was blamed for the deaths of
an Exeter couple, Gerald and
Marie Hamilton.
By a vote of 24-3, Huron
County council decided to
keep committee meetings
The 60 men entered in the
beard contest for the Hensall
centennial held a fun night
that included a pie eating
and throwing) contest.
April 11
Employees at Bell
Aerospace at Grand Bend
returned to work after an
eight-week strike.
Addie and Charles
McNaughton assisted in the
ribbon cuttng cermeony for
the opening of the new com-
mercial banking unit at the
Bank of Montreal.
Sheila Copps spoke to the
Liberals annual meeting in
Exeter, while John Crosbie
was here to speak to the Pro-
gressive Conservatives.
- Huron Country Playhouse
general manager Heather
Redick" was presented the
Victor Polley award for ad-
ministrative end of theatre
and .general arts
management. '
Hensall Shea woods
defeated the Exeter Mohawks
to win the South Huron in-
termediate hockey
championship.
Faye Gaiser. SHDHS
closed to thepublic basketball --star -vas-named-
---A committee to research winner of the Mike Mose
the drinking and driving pro- scholarship. The high school
blem was named by, Exeter gymnastic team won the
council and included Dr. and Huron -Perth championship.
Granton's Mike O'Shea won
the Outstanding Young
Farmer award for the Great
Lakes Region.
April 18
Meetings •were held to
organize Block, Parent
Organizations in Usborne and
Stephen Township.
- Stanley Reeve Paul Stecklp
was elected president of the
Huron Municipal Officers
Association; Exeter's Liz Bell
vice-president; and
Tuckersmith's Bob Bell se-
condvice-president.
Opposition leader Brian
Mulroney named Huron -
Bruce MP Murray Cardiff a5
deputy critic of agriculture.
A burglar alarm was in-
stalled at the Exeter police
office.
South Huron's gymastic
team won the WOSSA title for
the third straight year.
Sheila Reaburn opened a
gift store in Hensall.
Grand Bend was selected
as the site for the first sym-
bolic planting of a white pine
to mark Ontario's
bicentennial. •
April 25
Former Exeter OPP
member. Cpl. Bi11 McIntyre
was found murdered in his
Oakville apartment.
Students at SHDHS held ap-
preciation week . for all
members of the school staff.
The Exeter Region ban-
tams won a hockey tourna-
ment in Buffalo.
Federal funding was an-
nounced for the new senior
citizen's apartments in Grand
Bend. - r; -
The !Mr -Year -drat torest
band performed to complete
the concert series of the
Grand Bend Concert
Association.
An accommodation review
committee recommended
that J.A.D. McCurdy school
in Huron Park remain open
under its present format.
May 2
The 125th anniversary of
Trivitt Memorial Anglican
Church was held Sunday. Cut-
ting the cake were Bishop of
Huron Rt. Rev. Berwin Jones,
Trivitt pastor Rev. Jim Sutton
and Church wardens Tom
Humphreys and John
Heslinga.
Gregus Construction of Ex-
eter and Slaught Plumbing of
Crediton were awarded con-
tracts for the addition to
Precious Blood School in
Exeter.
- Exeter Pentecostal Taber-
nacle has purchased four
acres of land at the south edge
of Exeter to construct a new
church to seat 550.
The main topic at a public
meeting of the Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation
Authority was the Biddulph
township landfill site.
Willow Wiper, a six year-
ojd pacer owned by Bob
Hamather set a season record
at (he meadowlands winning
a race in .53.2.
May 9
Jennifer White of Hensall
was killed when the all -
terrain vehicle she was driv-
ing was in collision with a car
on Highway 4. south of
l tensa l t .
Members of the Claybird
gun club participated in a
Pitch -in cleanup program in
Hay township
South Huron Hospital has
purchased five more safety
approved infant rental car
seats.
Workers at Dunline Divi-
sion of Dunlop industries
have ratified a new three year
contract which offerd no pay
increases. but promises to
keep pace with inflation
through cost -of -living
payments
Terry William McCurdy of
Mrs. Don Ecker, Peter Snell,
Ted Johnson, Ralph Topp,
Verna Gingerich, Shelley Lit-
tle and Lauretta Seigner.
Zurich skater Kathy
Merner won a gold medal at
a competition at Plattsville.
• March 14
Florence Ryan of Mount
Carmel was named queen of
the Western Fair Farm Show.
The Exeter Lions and
Lioness embarked on a pro-
ject to raise funds for lighting
at the local tennis courts.
The Exeter Hawks ousted
the Lucan Irish in four
straight games to reach the
OHA semi-finals.
Tenders were called for. the
new Lucan Scout Hall.
Joe Bengough was elected
president of the Hensall BIA
and urged council to consider
hiring a professional businss
analyst to study means for
bringing further businss
enterprises to the community.
Farm financing- and soil
erosion were featured topics
- when the Huron Federation of
Agriculture met with area
MP's and MPPs.
March 21
Anglican Bishop David
Ragg and Roman Catholic
Bishop John Sherlock were on
hand to celebrate 10 years of
joint usage of Trivitt
Memorial by the local
Anglican and Catholic
congregat ions.
A 20 -year-old Hensall man.
Terry William Glanville, died
in a fire which gutted his
mobile home. Mary Ryan,
RR 1 Walton, escaped from
the fire and was murdered
later in the year in Stratford.
Members of the Mount
Carmel CW1, donned
feathered costumes to present
a Hen Party play.
Lawrence Becker. landed
an 80 -pound eight -foot sailfish
while holidaying in Mexico.
Plans Were unveiled for the
new Thisty Fox l'ub and
Restaurant in Grand Bend.
The Christian Service
Brigade at the Exeter
Pentecostal Tabernacle
received, their charter.-
'darch '28
Spring fashions were
paraded in a fashion show.
sponsored by the Dashwood
Businss Association.
Sheila- and Bob Reaburn
won the pri a for the most
authentica y dressed couple
at the pre -c ntennial dance in
Ilensall.
JMP won the A champion-
ship of the Stephen townshp
• rec league and the Centralia
Flames captured the B
honors.
Grand Bend Guides raided
almost $1.000 selling spices.
South Huron's Frain Topp,
Scott Miller. Brent Atthill and
John Mol were selected for
the annual Huron -Perth all-
star basketball games.
A pony was among the
items sold at an auction sale
conducted by the Lucan
Optimists.
April 1
Huron County council ap-
proved a budget of $16.2
million, an increase of 13.6
precent over the previous
year.
Former Exeter mayor and
Legion stalwart, R E. Pooley,
died.
Biddulph Township staged
a banquet to honor retiring
clerk Austin Hodgins, who
served the municipality for 35
years.
The Huron Board of Educa-
tion okayed a budget of $37
million, an increase of five
present over 1983.
Kevin Short was elected
president of the newly form-
ed Exeter Optimists.
the Grand Valley
Harvesters eliminated the
Exeter hawks in the OIIA
semi-finals.
Blanshard township was
charged with attempted
murder when his uncle Ross
Frederich McCurdy was shot
in the left arm.
Hay township mill rate for
1984 goes up 5.5 percent.
An early Saturday evening
fire gutted a dairy barn on the
farm of Wayne Regier, west
of Crediton.
' Lee O'Rouke of SHDHS
wins the all -Ontario gym-
nastics championship in in-
termediate bars.
The SHDHS badminton
team wins Huron -Perth and
WOSSA championships.
May 16
Ontario Agriculture
Minister Dennis Timbrell and
Services Minister George
Ashe officially opened a new
engineering building at Cen-
tralia College.
Two inches of snow covered
the ground in the area Sunday
for Mother's Day.
James Britnell of Goderich,
the unsuccessful candidate
-for the Progressive Conser-
vatives in the Last provincial
election was named to the En-
vironmental Assessment
Board.—
At Friday's annual gradua-
tion ceremonies at Centralia
College of Agricultural
Technology, guest speaker
Molly McGhee stressed finan-
cial management for
graduates.
Susan McClure of SHDHS
was tied for the senior girls
championship in the Huron -
Perth track and field meet.
The spring blood donor
clinic sponsored by the
Ausable River Nomads was
termed one of the best ever
with 254 donors.
May 23
Two men from Stratford
were killed early Saturday
morning when their pickup
truck ,struck a tree on
Highway 83, about nine
kilometres east of Exeter.
Exeter council did not en-
dorse a resolution calling for
Ontario to become officially
bilingual.
Area clergymen voted to
reject a controversial report
calling for the ordination of
self declared homosexuals in
the United Church of Canada.
The new Grand Bend
village hall and office facili-
-ty was officially opened
Monday.
May 30
NDF critic Brian Charlton
calls for the closing of the Bid-
dulph township dump.
Biddulph township taxes
rise by 7.8 percent.
The liquidation -of merchan-
• ise from The Junction, one of
eter.'s oldest and largest
department stores was .con-
ducted this week by Gardner
Auctions,
The Gerry Smith family of
Exeter has just relleased their
second fiddle album which is
simply called Gerry Smith
with Wayne and Linda.
The Northcrest- senior
citizens apartments were of-
ficially opened in Hensall,
Sunday.
The Karner blue butterfly
whiclllexists only on 100 acres
of land near Grand Bend will
soon be announced as On-
tario's 15th endangered
species.
Paul and Perry Pooley sign
two year free agent contracts
with the Winnipeg Jets of the
NHL after four successful
years with the Ohio State
Buckeyes.
June 6
Assistant Natural
Resources Minister Paul
Yakabuski officially opened
• the new combined ad-
ministration building for the
Ausable-Bayfield Conserva-
tion Authority and the
township of Stephen Friday
afternoon.
Huron -Perth separate
school teachers have given up
part of a three percent salary
increase to.help the school
board cover costs of additions
to three schools.
A ribbon was cut at
Craigholme Sunday afternoon
to get a fund raising cam-
paign underway to combat
Alzheimer Disease.
Stephen township council
decided to purchase a new
road grader.
The Exeter police depart-
ment received their ALERT
roadside screening device to
combat drinking drivers.
Grand Bend residents push
for immediate action in nam-
ing a bylaw enforcement
officer.
June 13
SHDHS math teacher
Joanne Young is back in jail.
She was arrested Monday
while protesting at Ontario
Hydro headquarters in
Toronto.
At the annual meeting of
the South Iluron Association
for the Mentally Handicap-
ped, the audiences told the
organization is growing
because of a waiting list of
those wishing services and
programs.
John Stephens of Exeter
at the past year's -highlights
has been named governor if
District A-15 of Lions
International.
The 1984 mill rate for the
township of Usborne goes up
by eight percent.
More than 100 persons at-
tended an annual potluck din-
ner for the South Huron Big
Brothers and Sisters.
Bright sunshine prevailed
to make the 1984 Hensall
Spring Fair a huge success.
June 20
The new Exeter Optimist
club received it's charter
Saturday night. The first
president is Kevin Short.
Mildred McGrefir was
honoured Friday after 15
years as a teacher at the
Huron Hope School at Huron
Park.
Tony Jones -was -named the
best cadet at Friday's annual
inspection of the Huron -
Middlesex Cadet Corps.
The Ausable River Nomads
and the Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority have
combined to provide over-
night camping facilities on
the west side of Highway 4,
opposite Riverview park.
- Celebrating 50th -wedding
anniversaries this week were
Doug and Eva Triebner, Ex-
eter and Oscar and Laura
Miller, Dashwood.
At the annual SHDHs
athletics award banquet.
Faye Gaiser received the
Mike Moser Scholarship for
outstanding efforts as a senior
girls basketball player.
The 13th annual Hensall fid-
dlers' contest drew a large
crowd and Karen Reed was
the grand champion.
June 27
The estimated cost of a pro-
posed water system for the
township of Hay has been set
at over two million dollars.
Fleck Manufacturing of
Huron Park was honoured by
the Ford Motor Company and
received a quality production
award.
Lively interest was shown
by Southcott Pines residents
in a discussion of Grand Bend
boundaries.
Former Centralia College
vice-principal Molly McGhee
outlined directions for women
at a conference at CCAT on
the weekend.
Strawberry suppers at
Dashwood, Greenway and
Thames Road draw large
crowds.
Paul Pooley was named
college hockey player of the -
year in and received the
Hockey News trophy from
editor Bob McKenzie.
July 4
"Wasn't that a party" was
the comment heard from
many following Hensall's
Centennial celebrations. The
weather was perfect for four
days of fun and reminiscing.
Exeter's nominee for a
native son designation in the
Bicentennial section of the
Huron County Atlas will be
Charles Trick Currelly. He
was born in Exeter in 1876 and
was the fist direcor of the
Royal Ontario Museum.
SHDHS teacher Joanne
Young was suspended by the
Huron Board of Education un-
til further notice without pay.
Construction has begun on
the former May Jones proper-
ty at the corner of Main and
Sanders streets. The main te-
nant will be Big V
Pharmacies.
- An Ontario Supreme Court
judge has dismissed a motion
by Peter and Erika Nippa,
RR 1, Lucattrto have the Bid-
dulph dump site closed.
Eleanor Salmon of
Dashwood has returned after
a 23 day tour of continental
Europe.
July 11
A small twister -hit -an -area -
of Biddulph ' township,
southwest of Lucan Friday
morning causing heavy
damage to the General
Airspray airstrip located on
the farm of Roscoe Hodgins.
The tax rate for 1984 for the
township of Stephen will be in-
creased by eight percent.
Eleven grade 13 students at
South Huron District High
School have qualified as On-
tario Scholars.
The annual quilt show at the
Lainbton Heritage Museum
was again a huge success.
The township of
Tuckersmith will receive a
special assistance grant of
$132,000 from the Ontario
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
and Housing.
July 18
The South Huron Rec Cen-
tre board of gement has
delayed its y dict on their
five year capital cost forecast
of $169,100.
Zurich resident Heather
Redick announced this week
that she would seek the
Liberal nomination for the
Huron -Bruce riding in the
next federal election. She is
general manager of the
Huron Country Playhouse.
In a letter(�gg the editor,
former Exet'�t residents
Mollie and 1 Heywood
describe Exeter as the pret-
tiest town they saw during a
2,000 mile trip.
Cathy Seip of Exeter was
named Ontario Hostess of the
Year by the Welcome'Wagon farmer will represent the met to see if a fly OMB
organization. Libertarian party in the Perth hearing over a mg change
Jul 25 riding of Huron Bruce in the for Huron Farms could be
The Huron Board of Educa- next federal election. avoided.
tion has written a letter to On- A new wildlife pond and Former fighter pilot John
tario Minister of Education log cabin on the Parkhill con Libby" Gibson was guest
Bette Stephenson asking per- servation area property own speaker at Exeter Legion's
mission to dismiss high school ed by the Ausable-Bayfield G Remembrance Day dinner.
teacher and nuclear arms Conservation Authority was Darling's ILA bounced
protester Joanne Young. officially opened Wednesday• back in two days from a cost
Plans have been released The Richard Ivey Fou�tdation ly fire that insurance ad
for major renovations to the donated $5,000. justors had predicted would
Stephen township arena at Sergeant Kevin Short of the close operations for two
Huron Park. Exeter police department weeks.
Comedian Billy Meek was received top marks and glow The Ausable Bayfield ('on
one of the feature attractions ing praise in a recent junoir servation Authority presented
at the 40th edition of the management course at the its 1984 Conservation Award
Kirkton Garden Party. Aylmer Police College. to local weatherman Jay
CraigThe residents of Ailsa Campbell.
were upset after two Friedsburg Days celebra- South Huron Panthers won
members of the Gala Days tions at Dashwood were very , the Huron -Perth junior foot -
committee were arrested on successful. Cheryl Dowson of ball championship.
gaming charges in connection Exeter was crowned Queen. Huron District High School to Exeter hosted the district
with the weekend turtle races. August 15 run for the Conservatives in fair officials' annual meeting.
To the surprise of no one, Dan Brie Agri Products of Huron -Middlesex. November 21
Murray Cardiff gets the Pro- Exeter will be receiving an Traffic signs have been Exeter Pharmacy will close
gressive Conservative Ontario Development Cor- erected at Winchelsea, scene when the ITig V opens. The
nomination for the next poration term loan of $100,000. of two recent fatalities. merger of the two companies
federal election in the riding Opening of the detention Grand Bend groups discuss will result in the Exeter staff
of Huron -Bruce. centre at the Bluewater Cen- Burgerfest changes. headed by Esmail Merani
August 1 tre in Goderich has been - The Kints family again moving up the street to the
The sod was turned delayed to late 1985 or early cleaned u wi "r -school new
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Wednesday by the Grand 1986. air exhibits. The Exeter planning ad
_Bend-Non-ProfitHousttgCoi --Former Exeter resident The furloughing Brewster visory committee decided on
family visited the Lucan a split vote to deny a request
Revival Centre. to allow a truck to be parked
Dashwood ladies attended a at a Sherwood Crescent
Lutheran convention in residence.
Stratford. A contract has been award -
October 3 ed for a new breakwater at
Council debated allowing Grand Bend.
commercial trucks to park in The new Lucan Scout Hall
residential area. opened on Saturday.
Marlene Taylor, Hensall, Hunters in Huron bagged
began a fight to keep the 176 deer.
secondary school curriculum November 28
at the Robarts School in Lon The Exeter R.E. Pooley
don, rather than moving the branch of the Royal Canadian
program to, Milton. Legion donated $10.000 to the
Grand Bend was awarded a Exeter fire department for
provincial grant of $10,000 to the purchase of vehicle ex
help pay for a study and. traction equipment.
upgrading of its landfill site. Former Exeter mayor
Retired college head Jim Judge William G. Cochrane
McDonald opened the Ilder retired from the bench.
ton Fair. Anti-nuclear activist
A blitz was planned in Joanne Young was dismissed
Lucan for a Scout -Guide hall. by the Huron County board of
area public schools. The ma-
jority of Huron -Perth -
Catholic school suopoorters
favour such a program.
Area residents travelled to
Midland or Downsview to see
the Pope.
erald Dearing, RK 1. Ex-
eter, showed the top lamb at
the Western Fair.
September 26
The 1984 Exeter Fair was
one of the best ever. Hay's
deputy reeve Tony Bedard
won the corn -eating contest.
Entries were up in the Ladies'
Division.
The Terry Fox run in Ex-
eter set a record by raising
$3,000.
Bryan Smith was acclaim-
ed at a meeting in South
c
poration for construction of
senior citizens' apartments.
Separate accidents at Win-
chelsea and Whalen's Corners
this week claimed the Jives of
two men.
Bruce McDonald was nam-
ed the Liberal candidate for
Huron -Bruce in the next
federal election.
Kathy Kenney was named
Queen of the 1984 Zurich Fall
Fair. •
Arnold Mathers of Exeter,
principal at Huron Centennial
at Brucefield has been nam-
ed a superintendent with the
Huron County Board of
Education.
Paul and Heather Klopp of
Zurich attended the sixth an-
nual young Couples con-
ference sponsored by UCO.
Centralia College principal
Doug Jamieson and head of
' livestock section Dennis
McKnight were named presi-
dent and secretary -
treasurer, respectively of the
eastern branch of the Cana-
dian Society of Animal
Science.
August 8
Residents of Winchelsea
have petitioned Huron Coun-
ty council for better traffic
control at their main intersec-
tion following a number of
fatal accidents.
Residents of Hay township
requested a vote on the pro-
posal for a water system
along Highway 21 from
Highway 83 to Drysdale.
Joe Yundt, a Brussels area
BEST BEARDS —Posing with t eir and -won trop ies a ter winning the `Hensa
Centennial beard -growing contest are Bob Baker (left), most colourful; Gerr
Ntilonds, longest; Harold Knight, best moustache and beard; Alphonse Grenier
best beard and Dan McGlinchey, best trimmed.
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HENSALL TO. HENSALL — Among those travelling a long distance to the Hensall
centennial were Hensall, England, residents Mr. and Mrs. Derek Pickerill and their
family. They were welcomed by ambassador Harold Knight and ambassodress Irene
Davis. The English pair visited Hensall last year as well.
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GETTING TRIMMED — Betty Greasier prepares to remove husband Alphonse's six-
month -old beard, judged best all-round beard at the Hensall Centennial beard -
growing contest.
Shirley Taylor was killed in
an accident on the Cameron
sideroad-•
South Huron teacher
Joanne Young was released
from jail in Toronto on her
own recognizance following a
demonstration Thursday at
the Litton Systems Canada
plant.
Improper practices at the
Hensall dump concern
members of council.
The second annual Ontario
open Sandcastle competition
at Grand Bend was won by
the Colonial Hotel Turrets.
The new lighting system at
the Exeter Lions tennis court
was turned on Sunday mgnt.
Gerry Smith of Exeter was
crowned intermediate cham-
pion at the weekend Canadian
Fiddlers championships in
Shelburne.
August 22
Pat Soldan has been named
principal of J.A.D. McCurdy
School at Huron Park.
Ernst Beilharz of Baier-
sron, Germany was a guest at
the successful weekend Sum-
merfest Days in Crediton.
Sherri Wells was crowned
Junior Queen.
Lots of sunshine Sunday
afternoon and the appearance
of singer Jeannie C. Riley
Saturday night contributed to
a successful Lucan Lions
Fair.
Many area residents took in
the visit of tall ships to
Goderich during the week.
August 29
The 500 workers at Fleck
Manufacturing at Huron Park
averted a strike by ratifying
a new contract.
Five office workers at the
General Homes System plant
at Hensall went on strike,
Monday morning.
The 91 students at Precious
Blood separate school in Ex-
eter received an extra four
days of summer holidays
when the school renovations
were not finished on time for
the usual school opening on
the Tuesday following Labour
Day.
Kenneth Upshall of Staffa
was killed in an accident on
Highway 83, east of Exeter.
The 19th annual Zurich
Bean Festival again attracted
large and hungry crowds.
September 5
MP Murray Cardiff was re-
elected in the riding of Huron -
Bruce. . easily defeating
nearest opponent Liberal
Bruce McDonald by 23.969
votes to 8.802. NDP candidate
Valerie Bolton came in a dis-
tant third.
Hay council discussed Ex-
eter's opposition to a zoning
bylaw to create an agri-
industrial park at Huron
Farms.
Exeter juvenile girls won
the PMW fastball
championship.
A 4-1-1 computer club was
formed in Huron county.
The new Stanley complex,
housing the municipal offices.
a work garage and a large
community centre. was of-
ficially opened with an ap-
propriate ceremony attended
by local dignitaries.
September 12
Area car accidents claimed
two lives.
Attendance was down at
this year's Kirkton Fair.
Dr. John Corbett. long-time
Exeter dentist, retired.
The Huron board of educa-
tion said the public school at
-Vanastra will not close.
A severe rootworm infesta-
tion affected local corn crops.
September 19
Exeter council turned down
duck hunters' request to hunt Christmas craft show and
at the local lagoon. sale was very successful.
The end of the soccer Huron Country Playhouse
season saw Exeter teams announced measures to
with three of the four league ' reduce its deficit.
titles, two of four A playoff Ailsa Craig celebrated On -
titles and two of four B playoff tario's Bicentennial with a
titles. special evening at the (own
I'oor attendance at a public hall •
meeting indicated little sup- Not ember I
port for French immersion in Exeter and Ha councillors
O bee 10 education.
MPP ack Riddell was The Lucan Flyers won the
unopposed at a Liberal A championship in the
oldtimers' tournament.
nomination meeting,
Dave Shepherd was elected
The final ATV series ended
at Hully Gully; Junior hockey direto resident off Huron sCountry
began in Exeter. Playhouse.
The_ number of entrants
was lower at the 1984 Mid- December 5
dlexex plowing match, held at Exeter will take its.dispute
Doug Glenn's Sylvan Farms. with Hay township to the
A beef herd improvement OMB.
association was formed in Kirkton's Jamie Westman
Huron. will be one of the soloists with .
Usborne bantam boys won the Toronto Symphony at its
the league and tournament Chrismtas performance.
fastball championships. Greg Hoggarth, Kipper,
October t7 won the Cardiff trophy
Darling's ILA began con -presented annually to the
sfruction on a 6,240 square outstanding 4 -Her in Huron.
foot addition to the present Area corn started on its
store. way to Ethiopia.
The majority of Hay
lakeshore residents -voted for Tim Fraleigh reached lon-
a new privately funded water tative agreement on some
system. areas M their land dispute.
Exeter swimming pool end- December 12
ed the season in the black. A new workshop was of
Exeter Precision Skating facially opened in Dashwood.
Club held a successful Ladies The first snowfall of the
Night Out. winter caused a number of ac -
Valedictorians George cidents in the arca.
Tomes and Lisa Rundle Huron County elementary
received awards at the teachers settled for a four
SHDHS commencement. percent increase in 1985.
Huron ag reg Don Pullen The County rejected salary
was the recipient of the Huron hikes for its employees.
Federation of Agriculture's Iluron bean producers
annual award. heard at their district's an -
Visitors from Natal attend- nual meeting that 1983 was
ed a Lucan UCW meeting. the third-besi. in the OBPMB's
Twenty-five Grand Bend history, and prospects for the
merchants presented council 1984 crop are excellent.
with a petition to establish a Fifty-five county citizens
BiA in the village. received Bicentennial medals
October 24 at a ceremony in Seaforth.
Consultants found local Kippen -East Women's In -
businesses are optimistic. stitute celebrated its fiftieth
Exeter PUC manager Hugh birthday; three first-year
Davis warned of unavoidable members were present.
increases in 1985. December 19
A former Exeter yacht
township reeve
builder was sentenced to a Paul Steckle emerged the vic-
year in jail on two counts of tor after a close. four ballot
fraud and three of theft. contest for Huron County
Huron Women Teachers warden.
Association held their annual Usborne's Elimville Hall
meeting at the Pineridge closed its doors permanently
Chalet. on December 31.
SHDHS's field hockey team A Hensall man is awarded
won the WOSSA champion- $1.500 by the Criminal In -
ship for the fourth con juries Compensation Board
secutive year. for pain and suffering incur-
Hensall Block Parents, red in a stabbing incident.
formed earlier in the year. Centralia and Zurich held
now has 45 members.Santa Claus parades. The jol-
CCAT held it annual open ly old chap in the red suit also
house. visited Dashwood •
,pouncil 7 Exeter PUC
Exeter r!mci{ shifted its
position on trick parking and
detoured regulations. Continued from front pagr�
The Novemstifferber meeting of Commission:
the Huron board of education Agreed to increase the rent
left the future 04 anit-nuclear on the apartment over the of -
activist and teacher Joanne fice from $106 per month to
$112.36. Tho tenant pays for
Young still unresolved.
Agreement was reached heat and utilities on top of
among Environment On- that.
toric, the village of Gland Were advised by Davis that
Bend and Stephen township 1985 could he another busy
on sewer rates for Grand year with indications that one
Cove subdivision will be developed
Exeter Kinetics' annual and the next step in the
mobile home park could also
get underway.
Agreed to write off $1,330.91
in delinquent accounts.
-.earned that the Christmas
lights set up in the parkette at
the office had been taken
down prematurely after 40
bulbs had been stolen in ode
night. Vandals also made off
with several bulbs last year -
Grand Bend and landowner