HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-06-12, Page 1Vandals crete Iuiv.c in area
Area drivers had a good record this
week with only one collision being
reported, but Exeter ()PP were kept
busy with several theft and vandalism
investigations.
Damage has been estimated at over
$2,000 to equipment at the Bayview
Golf Course on Friday night.
Archie Masse discovered the
damage on Saturday and found the
-gas line and ignition cut on a Ford
tractor. A motorized golf cart was
driven into a pond and extensively
damaged and a wooden bridge was
turned upside down into a pond.
Four hand golf carts are missing
and it is expected that they ended up
in the bottom of one of the ponds on
the golf course as well.
Damage was set at $900 at the Big
"0" Manufdcturing plant where a
vehicle was used to push piles of
plastic drain pipe around the lot.
Two windows were broken by van-
dals at St. Boniface Separate School
in Zurich and damage there was
listed at $125.
The two thefts occurred at the park-
ing lot at Fleck Manufacturing in
Huron Park on Thursday night. A
stereo was stolen from a car owned
by Michelle Stone of Huron Park. U
was valued at $180.
DECORATED BIKE Amy Zwart and her decorated bicycle were part
of Tuesday's Hensall Spring Fair parade.
T -A photo
A 12 -speed bicycle owned by Huong
Nguyen, Huron Park, was stolen. Its
value was $260.
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The lone collision of the week was
on Saturday on Highway 4 north of the
Crediton Road. Drivers involved were
Myron Oeestreicher, 11142 Kippen. and
Peter Murphy. London. Damage was
$300.
OFF TO GERMANY - Eric and Katie Freiter of Hay township are leaving this week on o trip to Ger-
many. While there they will present plaques from Dashwood -'s Friedsburg Days, the township of Hay
and the province of Ontario. From the left are MPP Jack Riddell, Mr. and Mrs. Freiter, Larry Weida
and Tom Hayter. T -A photo
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EXETER, ONTARIO,- June 12, 1985 Price Per Copy 50 Cents
"Osborne ditmiss clerk; hike taxes 8.7%
$270,181. This is up 12.9 percent over an additional person for office staff, Dave Siddali for contractor supply of
last year's figure. and was advised by the staff that the sand. gravel and clay in the amount
The county will be collecting present situation is adequate until of $43,645 for rebuilding Concession 4
$149,956. This is up 9.15 percent over Miss Kints finishes her summer a J 5n
last year. employment. Batten advised council That
The amount going to the opener The auditor agreed to come in one the Women's institute signs have
tary public schools is $215,919. That's day per month or more as required. been returned at the Plugtown and
up 6.1 percent over last year. after a discussion concerning having Sunshine areas.
Elementary separate schools will the auditor available on a more Batten also advised council that
be getting $18,904, a 6.5 percent in- regular basis in the office. work is being -carried out on the To -
crease over last year.Council accepted the tender from Please turn to page 3
Secondary Schools will be receiving
$191,007. This is a 6.4 percent increase
over 1984. ;
At the same meeting, Council
rescinded a motion to set aside
surplus funds from 1984 in a reserve
fund.
Usborne will grant'$600 to Exeter
Figure Skating Club.
Council discussed the need to hire
Larry. Stuck. clerk -treasurer and
tax collector for the Township of
Usborne for the past 18 months has
been dismissed from those positions.
The action was adopted through a
bylaw passed by council at a special
meeting on May 31. His dismissal
became,effective at 4:30 p.m. on that
date.
A hearing was held prior to the
passing of the bylaw. It commenced
on May 16 and was completed on May
22.
Stuck attended the hearings and
was represented by Goderich lawyer
Glen Carey. Peter L. Raymond. t1.('..
represented the municipality.
The reasons for the dismissal were
outlined at that hearing.
Stuck could'not be reached for com-
ment this'week. Ile has an unlisted
telephone number at his Iluron Park
residence.
At their Tuesday rpeeting. Usborne
Council passed the 1984 consolidated
financial report and proposed 1985
budget. as presented by auditor
Eugene Bender.
The total mill rates for public school
supporters. both residential and com-
mercial. is Increasing 8.76 per cent.
The 1985 mill rate for public school
residential supporters is 247.192. This
compares to a 227.279 rate for 1984.
The 1985 mill rate for public school
commercial supporters' js 247.815.
This compares to the 1984 commer-
cial rate of 267.270.
The total mill rates for Catholic
school supporters, both residential
and commercial, is increasing 8.91
percent.
The new mill rate for Catholic
school residential supporters, is
248.458. This compares to a mill rate
of 228.133 for 1984.
The 1985 mill rate for Catholic
school commercial supporters is
292.034. This compares to last year's
rate of 268.392.
The township will be collecting
WHAT IS IT? - - Huron County Pioneer Museum summer employee Barbara Gross and Museum curator
Roy Scotchmer. get Zurich Public School students Jennifer McGee and Angie Clarke to guess the name
of one of the objects in a disptay'set up at the school. It's o peg leg. Con you pick our the can opener,
pot stirrer and sugar auger in the display case?
Stephen tax increase
is set at 5.8 percent
Stephen Council passed a bylaw 10
adopt the 1985 trill rate a1 their last
meeting. The total mill rate for public
school supporters. both commercial
and residential. is up 3 86 percent
This compares to an 8 26 percent in
crease last year The total milts paid.
by public school supporter's will he
305.586 commercial. and 23:) 748
residential. This compares to last
year's mill rate of 288.66 commercial.
and 245.37 residential
The total' mill rate for separate
school supporters, both commercial
and residential. is up 6 iii; p er. ent
This compares to an 8 79 percent m
crease last year. The total mills paid
by separate school supporters wilt he
:305.:364 commercial. and 260 ane
residential. This co nip ares to last
year's mill rate of 288 85 commercial.
and 245.53 residential
A breakdown of the mill rate is as
follows: the township rate wall rise
2.85 percent The tow nship is collet.
ling $478.450, which is $1e6.300 more
than last year
The county rale is rising 1110.5 per
cent. The county is collecting $390 .301.
which is up $38.076 from last year
The amount of money collected Inc
• secondary schools in total will he
$472.561 Ibis is up $29.058 over Iasi
year
The amount collected Ior the public
elementary schools will be S-4<43.39(,
This is up by $29.712
The amount going to separate
schools will he 887.084 This is up
$6.589 over last year
Council decided to initiate a charge
nt S75 tor all land severance applica-
tions Fp to now there has been no
charge. but many other
municipalities .and townships do
charge for severances
The township has decided to put up
00 parking signs on the road beside
the Iluron Country- Playhouse. to
a void haying the recently --completed
roadwork there damaged by roam'
Cyclist hurt;
industry hit
:\n area man was injured in the on-
ly collision investigated by the Exeter
police department this week. while
another man was charged with ra
breaker at Nnrthlander Industries nn
Thames Road F.
Injured in the collision was 1.1am
Brennan. t'rediton. whose motorcycle
was involved in a crash with a car
driven by Marlene French. Granton.
The crash occurred on Main St in
Iron! oI the Zip ('ar Wash nn Friday
Brennan was taken to South Iluron
Hospital 101' treatment
i/a:nage lo his motorcycle was set
at 81.IWKi tic Sgt. Kevin Short The car
sustained damage of $650
The hreakin at Nnrthlander in-
durstries was on Tuesday night. A
stereo and a microwave oven were
removed The items were valued at
$1.001)
A 26 -year old has been charged and
will appear in Exeter enurt nn June
23 on the charge
cars parking,pn the shoulder.
Council approved three tile drain
loan applications amounting to a total
of $38,600. They are sending the first
debenture to the provincial govern-
ment for tile drainage loans amoun-
ting to $23,700.
Drain repair work will be done on
the John F. Smith and Carroll drain.
Council has accepted the report on
the Township of Stephen waste
disposal site, as prepared by 13.11,1.
Ross and Associates. They will be for-
warding a copy to the Ministry of the
Environment in Owen Sound.
A court of Revision was held on the
('lark Municipal Drain An appeal
was made by Adrian Kesler. Council
has deferred a decision until they
'nave talked to the engineer.
Permission was granted for Rob
Donnell to put up a trailer on Conces-
n 19, south part of lot 5. on proper -
t wned by Everett Meilin. This will
replace a previous trailer that was
razed by fire.
After a presentation by Foodland
Ilydro representatives. Council decid-
ed to give $800 to the Foodland Ilydro
fund.
Permission has been given to the
Crediton Lions Club to have liquor at
the Crediton Summerfest on August
16, 17 and 18.
Council reviewed the budget for the
Iluron Park and Crediton fire depart-
ments. The rates paid to firefighters
for alarms have gone from $10.50 an
hour to $11 an hour. Their practice
pay has gone from $5.25 to 85.50 an
hour. All other rates are the same as
those paid last year.
Huron weeklies
among the best
Weekly newspapers in Huron Coun-
ty have once again shown they're
among the best in Canada.
The Exeter Times -Advocate. ('lin-
ton News -Record, Seaforth Huron Ex-
positor, Goderich Signal -Star and
Lucknow Sentinel have all been judg-
ed as "Blue Ribbon" award winners
in the recent better newspapers com-
petition staged by the Canadian Com-
munity Newspapers Association.
The award indicates that the
newspapers placed in the top one-
third in their general excellence
category.
Only 74 newspapers in Canada were
given the awards,lhis year.
In addition to winning blue ribbon
awards, the Luckhow Sentinel was
judged best all round newspaper in its
class, the Goderich Signal -Star was
second in its class and the Seaforth
Expositor was third in its class.
Gryseels moving
to London board
The Huron County Board of Educa-
tion's superintendent of personnel will
be leaving at the end of August to take
up a similar position with the London
Board of Education.
Peter Gryseels. an Exeter resident.
presented his resignation to director
of education Robert Allan on Wednes-
day, June 5. Allan said the board had
been made aware of the possibility
that Gryseels may leave at the
committee -of -the -whole session on
Monday, .lune 3
Allan said an advertisement will be
placed soon. He said the at the board
will actually be looking for a person-
nel relations administrator. Gryseels
original title before he obtained his
supervisory officers' papers. The
director said the board prefers that
the applicant have supervisory of-
ficers' qualifications or working
towards such qualifications.
Ile said the position has a salary of
about $62 .000.
Gryseels has been with the hoard
for Ince and a half years.
Taking into consideration thal the
school hoard and its secondary school
leachers are at a sensitive stage in
negotiations. Allan said it is his per -
.
hope that all major contracts
are tidied up before Gryseels leaves.
Negotiations are Gryseels major
kith.
"Thal will take commitment from
both sides," said Allan.
Gryseels. 38, said the test of any
decision is to determine it you would
make it again. Ile said his decision 10
come to Iluron was a good one and he
would do it again.
"1 kx►k back at my time here with
a lot of happy memories... said
Gryseels.
ile noted that his new employer in
September has allowed that if the
- Iluron County board_ of education
thinks its necessary for Mr. Gryseels
to continue negotiations. : al ler
Sept enib er 1. they would allow that.
Whether or not that actually happens
depends on the school board's hiring
procedure. said Gryseels.
This, said _the superintendent.
doesn't leave the impression that he
is walking out in the middle of secon-
dary school negotiations.
Gryseels and his wife Veronica. and
their three children, Lynnelle.
13ryden-Anne and Peter. will continue
to live in Exeter.
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ANNUAL SHDAMH MEETING The annual meeting of the South Huron and District Association for
the Mentally Handicapped was held Thursday. From the left are post president Herb Verbeek. presi-
dent Jim Dalton, executive director John Gray and guest speaker Frances Somers Armstrong.
Third Hensall suspect to appear
Bank robbers x ysiears
Two Hamilton men have been charges of robbery and the use of a Two men wearing stocking masks
sentenced to six years in jail after weapon during an indictable offence entered the bank around 11.30 a m
pleading guilty to charges related to -A third man charged in the rob and scooped about $3.001) in cash from
bank robberies in Hensall and Ripley. beries: Frank !Artie. 31. will appear the tellers- drawers They escaped in
at a later date. a yellow Vauxhall driven by a third
Smith and Greenaway were ar- man
rested in a Toronto motel a day after The car was found abandoned in
the April 19 armed holdup of the Hem Mitchell where t.►ree men had taken
sail branch of the Bank of Montreal a taxi lo Stratford
Robert .lames Smith. 28. and
Donald William Greenaway. 26. both
of King St . Hamilton. appeared in
Walkerton court On Thursday on