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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-02-19, Page 1Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex ono Hundred and Thirteenth Veer, voca & North Lambton Since 1873 EXmIt.ONTARIO, Februar/ 19, 1986 Board moves to study problem ur. )ii,iil 'nit # Jflhll111iiiLt,l r its used for only about of each day, there •isn't enough. ice time at the South Huron ret rendre to keep local athletes haThat, of course, has always been a problem for the recreation facility, and the board of management learn- ed this week that some groups are looking at moving their operations to other arenas because they can't •get some of the prime hours. Ken Dobney, president of , the Ex- eter and Area Junior Hawks, attend- ed Thursday's board meeting held in the staff room at SHDHS, to advise • that the Hawks may ; move their Price Por Copy 60 Cents Hawks threaten to move time ire searce gat* to Hensall if they can't get tiro at the recyoentre. • season, the Hawks have been „in Hensel! due to the bllity of Ex- eter; and several pothr local minor and se>dor hockey and ringette teams havabffn doing the same thing. ',We' don't want to do it (move)," Dewy iodicated,.but explained that by Rpt practicing id Exeter, the team is et 'a disadvantage in that home ,:..are similar to away games. He i expl aained that all the equipment has to be moved *to. tge. practice site and this creates a 1ptotectra work for the team trainers. Dobney said the Hawks would like some practice time`"$ Tuesday or Thursday night at a reasonable hour and noted U14.the Exeter Mohawks would also like some prune practice time. He;pointed out that the Hawks put a lot of money into the rec centre and the concession. Facilities Manager Cam Steward - son, who also Managed the Hawks this season, explained that the team gave up their Tuesday night practice seam a coupleef Yeats ago and this YeatillgultodroPthei day morning t he#hey had been allotted because the team played moat of their genies oa wsekenda and it was not practical to Werk. in a practice on top of the gam*` - Stewardson said, that as facilities manager, he fekt his first respon sibili y was to the younger groups needing ice time. However, Kathy Whiteford gulckly notedthat her son plays on the Hawks and she considered him to be among the younger athletes !leading ;time too. M1ia. Whiteford said that at the re- cent Meeting of the Hawks, there was foe team jipa pasthese a deal dice time ad gams. She said she urged the tiick toams tp:meet with the board before. 'iil>yr such action. Men Pitt Dolan wondered about the availle ' ohearly morning ice time, andb�e Stewardson said is was available tots$ that with prime hours available ht" other nearby arenas, none of the groups wanted to put themselves out to use' odd hours" A GOOD START The value of building permits in Ex- eter will have a long way to go to reach last year's record 84 million plus, but the current year is already off to a better start. Permits issued in January by building inspector Brian Johnston were valued at $17,000. That's $6,000 more than for the same month last year. There were two permits issued for residential renovations and additions at $11,500, one commercial at 8500 and one institutional at $5,000. In addition, there were three per- manent signs approved and seven permits for temporary signs. A HOLEY PLACE Local photographic en- thusiast Darryl Keller captures the demise of the church at the corner of Main and Victoria St. which housed the-eon- gt'ogation of Main St. United Church and then the Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle. It will soon be the site for a commer- cial development housing a donut shop and conve- nience store. Vets offer rabies clinic Veterinarians in the Mitchell -St. Marys-eaforth and Exeter area will be offering a low cost rabies clinic on March 1. Dr. Harold Ledermueller of the Kirkton Veterinary Clinic got the ball roiling on the clinics after four rabid foxes and one rabid skunk were discovered in the Woodham area. The veterinarian said his profes- sions' provincial association has been encouraging members to offer the low cost clinic. "We have received moral support from the Perth health unit," said the vet. He hasn't contacted the Huron County health unit, because the clinic is being focused in Huron County. 14'here used to be county -wide clinics that provided free vaccina- tions but Dr. Ledermueller expects financial restraint has lead to the demise of these clinics. The five clinics involved, St. Marys, Exeter, Seaforth, Kirkton and Mit- chell, will be offering the shots at *5 per animal on March 1 only. Dr. Ledermueller says vaccines normally range from 88 to 815, depen- ding on the clinic. Each clinic will be absorbing the loss. Last year in Ontario, 2,150 people were treated for rabies exposure. Since the disease is fatal to humans as well as pets, anyone who's been in contact with a rabid animal must take a series of shots. • The Kirkton vet said he has had good encouragement from his profes- sional colleagues. Drinking driver gets three months in jail An unemployed Lakeside area man was sentenced to three months in jail when he appeared in Exeter court, Tuesday, to face his third charge of drinking and driving. Donald C. Logan, RR 2 Lakeside, was charged by Exeter OPP on July 24 after his vehicle was seen weaving on the road in front of a patrolling cruiser. The vehicle was subsequently stop- ped in Exeter and the courtwastold the accused was very dirty, had dry blood on his cheek and there were corn stalks sticking out of the grill of his car. A breathalizer test gave a reading of 240 mgs. Logan had previously been fined $300 in Stratford on January 12,1982, for impaired driving, and $600 in Lon- don on September 27, 1983, for driv- Museum cost keeps rising It will cost $151,500 to keep the Huron County Pioneer Museum nm- ning this year, 4.9 per cent more than last year. The museum's 1906 budget was ap- proved at the February session of Huron County council, but is still sub- ject to a final review by the county's executive committee. The council reserves that right for a secopnd look at all department budgets in case there has to be cutting from expenses. The museum's largest expense is for salaries and employed benefits. A total of *93,600 has been earmarked for salaries, plus $17,800 for employee benefits. Administration costs, such as telephone and other office expenses, as well as maintenance, take the next largest chunk of the 1995 budget. Over 812,000 has been set aside in the budget for administration and $13,200 for maintenance. The largest contributor to this budget is the county of Huron. It will pay $97,500, up just over $5,000 from last year's levy of $92,870... The museum expectsVto make 816,000 from admissions this year, up from $15,000 budgeted for last year. The province of Ontario is expected to contribute another 130,000 acid the museum's gift shop is budgeted to bring in $5,500. The rest of the money will be made up in donations and membership fees. ing with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit. The jail term was ordered by Judge Gary Hunter, who presided at Tues- day's court. Frank R. Gushie, 20 Victoria St., Zurich, was fined $500 or 25 days in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of x fusing to provide a breath saffiple. He was charged following an acci- dent on October 5 at 2:06 a.m., in Stephen Township when his vehicle left the road and struck a tree. The court was told the accused showed obvious signs of impairment and was taken to the Exeter OPP of- fice, where he refused to give a sam- ple of his breath, saying he wanted to get in touch with his London lawyer. He leafed through the telephone book and officers said it became ob- vious he was stalling and he was then charged. Gushie was given 30 days in which to pay the fine. James Kenneth Simpson, 65 Bridlepath, London, was placed on probation for 12 months after pleading guilty to a charge Of mischief arising from an incident in Huron Park on July 3 when he smash- ed the windshield and back window of a car. The accused admitted to having been drinking heavily and caging the damage and the court was told he was to enrol in an alcohol rehabilitation program. Simpson, who had made restitution of $300, was ordered to make restitu- tion for the full amount of the $589.57 damage caused by May 31. He was Please turn to page 3 in Exeter. Phyllis Johnson and Peter Snell 'both remarked that it would be unfor- tunate to see the Hawks move out of town and the latter said he would like to see an Wert made to keep the tease happy: "On a good year they bring good revenue into, the rec centre," Mrs. Whiteford added, noting that this has not been agood year for the team. Chairman Jim Workman partially discouptedthe need for practicing on the same arena in which games are ' played, saying that most of the top teams use other than game facilities for their practices. After heasipg•that other groups were unhapy about the lack of prime ice time, Workman suggested the matter be turned over to the facilities committee. That suggestion was approved when the cominittee asked to make a report for the next meeting in March. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION -- Sarah Revington is shown with her mother Debbie and Precious Blood kindergarten teacher Sharon O'Toole at Monday's registration at the school. T -A photo Stephen boostLdog tags by 50 percent Stephen township council took ac- tion Tuesday to increase the. fees for dog tags. , Thelicensing bylaw wilr•be ame - ' allow the rise of the of self. A. second and each additiosfial *dog will be charged $20. The kennel licence rates were raised by $10;to 835. Anidlal control officer Jim McLeod attended the meeting to review pro- blems he encounters. Most of the dog related problems are in Huron Park. Tim Oliver was renamed as the dog licencing officer to issue tags for 1986. Road superintendcnt Eric Fink- beinerted the road department expen&ture figures for 1985 and they were *15,000 below the estimated budget. Approval was given to the Huron Country Playhouse to apply to the province for a lottery licence to cover a draw this year with prizes in the amount of $29,000. The main prize will ' be a building lot in Southcott Pines. Five severence applications were approved and will be forwarded to the Huron land division committee. Two were for Philip Walker at part nceaSsioa and• lots - 144 and 145 of►lan 195 at Oakwood. Another pair were from Robert and Diane Finkbeiner at Lot 11, Conces- sion 16 in the Shipka area. The other request came from James Morrissey for part lot 10, Concession 7. Council approved a request from the Centralia Parks Board to hold a Monte Carlo night at the Huron Park annex on April 12. -In other business, council: -Named Harold Patterson to the Dashwood Community Centre Board. Accepted the report on the Martene Municipal Drain and set Tuesday March 4 at 7:30 p.m. as the time for a public meeting. Took no action on a letter from the town of Exeter regarding the Huron library system. • • GETTING A NAME • The long-awaited announcement of the name of the B.I.A.s white squir- rel will be made tonight (Wednesday) at the group's annual meeting at the Old Town Hall. , Bill MacLean and Andy DeBoer were given the assignment of choos- ing the best name for the local mascot and report. they have carefully studied all of the names submitted before arriving at their choice. The meeting will take the form of a wine and cheese party and it is ex- pected a new executive will be chosen for the upcoming term. All local business people are en- couraged to attend the meeting. Aft. J ANGLICAN PANCAKES — Irene Harness' and Rev Jim Sutton are shown at the pancake grill at Tuesday's annual Shrove Tuesday sup- per at Trivitt Anglican Church. T -A photo Anglicans planning changes to facility Tuesday's pancake supper was not the last for Trivitt Anglican Church members, but, the final one for the present parish hall. Rev. Jim Sutton announced plans this week for expansion of the current-. hall facilities. The present main hall built in 1890 will be renovated and additions made to connect it to the church. The kit- chen and bathrooms added in 1935 will .be torn down. The decision was made at a Jaunary 25 meeting and the building committee will be elders John Eislenga, Audrey Bentley and Fred Dobbs. Tenders are being called this week and sod turning ceremonies have been set for Thursday, May 8 at 7 p.m. with Bishop Morse Robinson in charge. Architects are Brewick, Scoorgie and Wasylka of London. Rev. Stilton explained the decision to build a new hall saying, "The pre- sent building doesn't meet current fire standards. The new hall will bring us into the 20th century. It will be ver- satile in usage, allowing our church school and other educational projects to lumeeting and classrooms will be provided in the basement of the new building along with a washroom. Kitchen facilities, provision for Sun- day School classes, a nursery and Rev. Sutton's office will be included on the main floor along with washrooms for the handicapped. The building contract will include facelifting et the church exterior in its higher extremities. Cost of the project is estimated at $158,000. Rev. Sutton said $'71,000 has already been raised and an additional $11,000 has been pledged. 0