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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-09-03, Page 11 1 ... �lplann.dd ex anNo�►ne o ono almaton p � � the official opening. of Exeter and area. We look forward Administrator Johnston said, "This to serving you well in the future." project once a dream is now a reall- '. The facility was officially dedicated ty. It is the hope of management that by Rev. Richard Hawley of Exeter we can fulfill the needs of the seniors Un►ttd Church. More than 400 persons attended Monday's official opening of the Ex- eter Villa nursing home. Florence Gould at the age of 98, the oldest resident of the home cut the rib- bon with the help of a number of thvtitaries. Exeter Villa located on John street, east of Edward provides 30 nursing home beds and 40 reat home or retire- ment lodge beds. Tom Kannampuzha, executive director for Kannampuzha Holdings has already appUed to the Ontario Ministry of Health for additional beds. He has plans ready for expan- sion if and when approval is received. Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw was master of ceremonies for the after- noon and Irvine Armstrong, chair- man of the citizens advisory commit - tee introduced the guests. efforts as chairman of the advisory B greetings were MP Mur- committee. ray Cardiff, Ontario's Agriculture Armstrong said the first committee Minister Jack Riddell and area meeting was held on September lr reeves, Gerald Prout of Usborne, 1982. exactly four years to the day of Lionel Wilder from Hay and ribSt phen's Tom Tomes. (Following the bbon cutting, the three township reeves assisted Exeter reeve Bill Mickle in planting commemorative blue spruce trees). Mayor Shaw paid tribute to Kan- nampuzha saying, "He is so sincere, taking advice from the committee and being receptive to positive change." Shaw added that one of three nurs- ing homes owned by Kannampuzha has been accredited for three years by the Canadian Council of Hospitals for high standards of care. Kannampuzha in turn thanked the many people involved in making the nursing home a reality. He presented a gift to Bridget Newton, winner of a contest for high school students 'to name the facility. He also announced he was presen- ting a $200 scholarship to South Huron District High School for the 1986-87 term. Qualifications will be determin- ed later. Iry and Lois Armstrong presented a clock for The Exeter Villa to ad- ministrator Irwin Johnston. Iry Armstrong's mother Mrs. Valeria Armstrong was the first resident of the facility. In turn, home officials presented a plaque to Armstrong for his untiring EXETER VILLA OPENS — Florence Gould, one of the oldest residents of the Exeter Villa at the age of 98 assisted in cutting the ribbon for Monday's official opening. Others from the left are director of care Kathy O'Reilly, MP Murray Cardiff, Exeter mayor Bruce Show, nursing home committee chairman ' Iry Armstrong, Ontario's Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell, administrator Irwin Johnson, owner Tom -: Kannampuzha and food supervisor Julie Morris. 10100,4.4RVIT dv RIDING TO SCHOOL — Laura Pearson, Andrea Weigand and Jacklyn 'Wright used their bikes to head back to Exeter Public School Tues- day morning from the Huron street area. T -A photo Serving Huron, North Middlesex TP s . 1.. �s. EXETER, ONTARIO, September 3, 1986 Price Per Copy 60 cents r`,,p; One Hundred and Fifteenth Year • ,:iN •. t. . C & North Lambton Since 1873 • .. �c. 3 :t:.:::t •�. J.#�y ,.S tom,y.. • • • Two areamen Two men were given jail terms when they appeared before Judge Gary Hunter in Exeter court, Tuesday. Somphone Ounsamone, 119 Main St., Exeter, was sentenced to 60 days Will optimism be justified? While his enthusiasm -has been misplaced on the topic of area recrea- tion agreements before, Mayor Bruce Shaw advised council this week that discussions he and Reeve Bill Mickle had with the area reeves this week on the topic was • "very, very encouraging". "It looks like an agreement in prin- ciple could be reached before the next (council) meeting," he continued. Shaw said that the reeves appeared receptive to the need fora change in the present funding for the South Huron rec centre board, but did not elaborate further. He concluded by suggesting the decision should come in time to advise the minor ice groups what assistance they will be receiving this season. Most of the groups have approached council for grants in the face of 1.50 -per -hour ice fees at the rec centre. for the November 24 sexual assault of a 20 -year-old female Guelph resident during a party being held with some Laotian families at Huron Park. Ounsamone had been convicted of the charge following a lengthy trial that required the services of a Laotian interpreter. He appeared on Tuesday for sentence. The Judge was told that the accus- ed had been laid off from his job last week. William John GratkOwski, London, was sentenced to 14 days in jail after pleading guilty to driving with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit in Exeter on June 13. After receiving a call from a private citizen about the erratic movement of a vehicle on Highway 4, police found the vehicle in the ditch and a breathalyser test on the driver gave a reading of 180 mgs. The 26 -year-old had a previous im- paired driving conviction and Judge Hunter recommended that the jail • term be served in London from Fridays at 6:00 p.m. to Mondays at 6:00 a.m. Gratkowski also had the driver's licence suspended for six months. Four other drivers were fined $500 or 25 days each after appearing on drinking and driving charges. Each received a licence suspension of three months. Kenneth John Boersma, RR 1 Ex- eter; Gregory J. O'Brien, 18 Simcoe St., Exeter; and Melvin Reddick, 112 King Edward St., London, pleaded guilty to driving with an alcohol con- tent over the legal limit, while Richard C. Carpentier, London, pleaded guilty to impaired driving. Boersma, 18, was charged in Tuckersmith Township on August 15. After failingan Alert machine test he was -given a broghtilogliallikmieKL. showed a reading of 120 mgs. He vats given three 'months in which to pay,' O'Brien was charged on July 8 after being involved in a collision at the in- tersecton of Highways 4 and 83 in Ex- eter at 5:35 a.m. A breathalyser gave a reading of 150 mgs, He was given 30 days to pay. The charge against Reddick was Laid on July 1 after he was stopped for speeding on Highway 83 at 12:07 a.m. A breathalyser gave a reading of 130 mgs. The salesman was given 90 days in which to pay. Carpentier was charged on August 2 in Stephen after being stopped for driving in an erratic manner. A breathalyser gave a reading of 240 mgs. The 37 -year-old said he had been drinking in a Grand Bend hotel and had an argument with his fiance. The court was told that he had married the woman the night before his court appearance. He was given 30 days in et which to pay. Dianne MacDonald, Blyth, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing an amplifier and a set of phono plugs from McLean's Home Hardware in Exeter on May 16. No sentence was levied as the court was told two other matters involving the woman are be- ing sent from Listowel to be handled ail terms by the court. Evidence revealed that the woman went to the cashier and paid only for a saw blade and a subsequent in- vestigation located the plugs in her purse and the amplifier in her vehicle. Gerald Hamilton, RR 1 Palmerston, was placed on probation for six months after pleading guilty to a charge of intending to defraud Big "0" Drain Tile by giving a che- que that was not valid for wooden pallets purchased on August 27 and for a similar offence on September 4 when he received wooden pallets be- ing sold as a fund-raising venture by the Exeter Minor Hockey Association. Please turn to page 2 BACK TO BUSES — Pritchard, Lisa Stewardson • Waiting for the school bus in Janelle Gallen, Jodee " evri -s:4 Crediton Tuesday Grasdahl Aerospace duo rake council • : • l �. ; morning were Doug Jones, Nina , Melissa Thiel and Arlene Cottel. Clwstlzed over question A concern expressed by Exeter council over the closing of the Bell Aerospace plant at Grand Bend brought a stiff rebuke from a couple of rather surprising sources this week. Director -operations Ted Barlett and fellow Bell Aerospace employee Ron Helm were highly critical of council's action in deciding to write MP Murray Cardiff to ask why the firm had not at least been given a chance to bid on a hovercraft order the Canadian coast guard placed with a British firm. The decision to pose the question had been suggested by Councillor Ben Hoogenboom, who said at Tuesday night's session he was flabbergasted with the response from the two plant officials who will lose their job at the plant. Bartlett said posing a' question to Cardiff was poor judgement and "a degree of irresonsibility" was manifested in not approaching the plant's office for discussion before taking such action. Helm, a resident of Exeter, was even more critical. He said the letter to Cardiff "is in my opinion a misguid- el and contemptable act that makes political play at the expense of the town's ex -Bell Aerospace employees". He went on to say that it was not becomitig of a council of Exeter's stature" to be caught so ignorant of the facts and vote on actions at the behest of the uninformed in your midst". Mayor Bruce Shaw also explained that he had been flabbergasted on receiving the letters and didn't know Please turn to page 2 re•: REEVES PLANT TREES — Planting commemorative trees at Monday's official opening of the Exeter Villa nursing home were Exeter reeve Bill Mickle and area reeves Gerry Prout, Usborne township; Lionel Wilder, Hay township and Tom Tomes, Stephen township. T -A photo Exeter's rapid growth keeps PUC staff hopping Exeter is experiencing rapid growth in both commercial and residential sectors, with more to come, PUC manager Hugh Davis in- formed the regular August meeting of the Commission. More than 20 water service connections have been made so far this year, and there are more to be done. In recent years the average has been 10 annually, but has dropped as low as three. Besides providing new transformer banks for the new EMA food store, Davis foresees at least one other com- mercial possibility in the north end "and other extensive changes", as well as more duplexes and single family homes. "If all that is talked about materializes, we are in for a busy fall". Davis remarked. Davis reported the completion of underground electrical service to a total of 18 lots in the Riverview Estate Mobile Home Park. Under a joint use agreement with Bell and Cable TV, all share the same trench. This pro- mpted Davis to add that the cost of trimming trees around the overhead lines on the west side of Pryde Boulevard is 53,000. Davis conceded that the thief or thieves who stole the mercury vapour light from the PUC warehouse while the light was on must have known what they were doing, as the box was alive at the time. Steps have been taken to make any future larceny more difficult and more dangerous. Davis commended the grade 12 stu- dent hired to paint the fire hydrants for his excellent performance. Five more hydrants covered in the budget have been installed. Davis suggested that Commis- sioners who have not been in the Canadian Canners plant for awhile should take a tour, as "it's quite an operation compared to before." He said a good quality pea pack was completed, but the cream corn pack • was being held up because corn had not yet ripened to the proper maturity. Davis provided Commissioners with figures showing that Exeter domestic customers using 1,000 kw monthly pay $54.76, the fourth -lowest of 11 area utilities. The charges range from $52.51 to 60.50. Davis said water heater rentals are slow but steady. He mentioned one customer who called in the morning and had a new heater installed by 1:00 p.m. The Commission will meet again on September 26 at 3:30. A CADILLAC WINNER -- Dan and Mary Ann Lewis of RR 3 Aliso Craig were winners of a cadlllac in a recent Super Toto draw. Above, the happy couple and their daughter Angela accept the keys from Karen Clark, London and district supervisor for the Ontario Lottery Corpora- tion. The ticket was purchased at G&G Discount In Exeter and the car was picked up from Huron Motor Products.