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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-10-08, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, October 8, 1986 Two others from area hurt on highways Exeter man dles in Varna area crash be was driving went out of control on Highway 83 on Saturday night and went into a ditch. The accident occurred east of Huron Road 2. Laye was taken to Victoria Hospital in London. A Kirkton area woman, Corinne Simpson, Is in critical condition following an accident in Loadifn on Saturday, about half an hour after she was married. She and her bridegroom, Steven S from t St. Marys, were hea ' ' : from the church to a recep- tion when theywere involved in a three -vehicle collision at the intersec- tion of Highbury Ave. and Fanshawe Park Road. The vehicle driven by the groom was southbound on Highbury and in the process of making a left turn on- to Fanshawe Park Road when it was in collision with a northbound vehicle An Exeter man was killed and two other area residents sustained serious injuries in highway collisions this week. Dead is Boyd Bakker, 57 George St., whose truck overturned in a ditch north of Varna early Saturday morning. Goderich OPP said Bakker was proceeding south on Huron Road 31 around 6:30 a.m., when he lost control of the vehicle near Huron Road 13. The 22 -year-old was pronounced dead on arrival at Clinton Public Hospital. A passenger in the vehicle, 22 -year- old George B nInk, LLndesboro, was taken to Clinton with'head and back injuries. Damage to Bakker's vehicle was listed at $4,000. Another Exeter man, 34 -year-old TeryLaye, 183 Thames Road, suf- fer'edhead injuries when the vehicle SKATERS SELL PUMPKINS — Members of the Stephen township figute skating club are selling pum- pkins as a fund raising.project. Shown with pumpkins are back, left, Jason Neil, Peggyerownlee, Brent Ratz, Trista Werrett and Kim Govers. Front, Meagan Ratz, Amanda Schenk and Jodee Grasdahl. The pumpkins donated by Harold Chappel will be on sale at the Stephen arena this coming Saturday.T-A photo Bylaw clears the way for don�ting to town Individuals wishing to make dona- tions to Exeter's municipal coffers may now do so and get a receipt for income tax purposes, but there are a couple of hitches. The donors may make a suggestion as to how they want that money spent, but the bylaw passed by council this week gives town officials the final say Wants police more visible Exeter councillor Morley Hall rais- ed one of his periodic suggestions this week that members of the local police department should be more visible out walking a beat rather than on vehicle patrols. Hall said the complaint had been raised in the past and he felt that the police presented -more of a deterrent for some situations when they were on foot patrol. Police committee chairman Dorothy Chapman said she felt members of the department were more visible than in the past. However, Hall noted there was one area of town where it was often dif- ficult to walk because of bicycles strewn about and inferred that a patrolling officer could correct the situation better. Councillor Tom Humphreys also complained about youths sitting on the town's garbage containers and felt an announcement should be made at the school that this was not proper for young ladies and gentlemen. Mayor Bruce Shaw replied that many of those cited by Humphreys were not students. Noting there was a police commit- tee meeting upcoming, Shaw said the Chief would be asked to detail the' amount of time members of the department spend on foot patrols. WE'LL BE LATE Due to the holiday. Monday, the Ex- eter Times -Advocate will be publish- ed one day later than usual ttis week. It will be printed Wednesday night for Thursday morning delivery. on where the money goes. Donations must also be a minimum of $100 and in multiples of $100. The bylaw was drafted after coun- cil received a suggestion that people wishing to donate to minor athletic groups could do so through the municipality and get an income tax deduction; a deduction that is not available from the sports groups directly. While there is an indication that the donor's wishes will be followed, anyone making a donation will have to sign an affidavit that leaves the disposition in council's hands. The declaration will also indicate that neither the donor nor any member of his/her family will receive or expect to receive any tangible value from the donation. The declaration that must be sign- ed "is of the same force and effect as if made under oath and by virtue of the Canada Evidence Act. Council will disburse such dona- tions twice each year, by June 30 and December 31. Mayor Bruce Shaw said after Mon- day's session that Exeter may be one of the first municipalities to have such a bylaw which provides income tax receipts for donations. In the past, donations for special projects have been handled through Thieves h i t area again Theives continued their assault on area stores this week. Saturday night, the Pinecrest Variety in Crediton was broken into and the theives made off with $1,700 worth of cigarettes. \ Tuesday evening, $50 in Cash was stolen from the Canadian Agra Crop Consulting Services building on Highway 4 near Centralia. There has been a rash of such breakins in the past month. During the week, the Exeter OPP laid 66 charges under the Highway Traffic Act, 11 under the Liquor Licence Act and four under the Nar- cotics Control Act. One person was charged with impaired driving. the town office and income tax receipts issued, but no provision had been previously made for unsolicited donations. Plan levee for birthday Some Exeter residents will be rewarded from a contribution made recently from the town coffers to the New Huronia Singers. In expressing thanks for the grant, Susan Graham said the choir would be delighted to accept Mayor Bruce Shaw's invitiation to sing at the town's Appreciation Night banquet on November 6. The banquet is staged each year by council to honor members of the com- munity who sit on local boards. • Mrs. Graham said the choir would be unable to sing at the New Year's levee planned at the town hall due to the holiday plans of many of the members. A committee has been established by council to plan the levee which will mark the town hall's 100th birthday. DO YOU HAVE IT? The Ontario Lottery Corporation this week released details about an unclaimed Lotto 6/49 ticket sold in Exeter. The ticket is worth $38,579.50 and was for the July 19 draw. The winn- ing numbers on the ticket are 7, 25, 28, 32, 37, 43. Bonus number was 16. Although the Corporation's policy is not to release the location where the winning ticket was sold until the win- ner has come forward, a spokesman noted that they felt they had an obligation to bring the unclaimed prizes to the attention of players who may have forgotten to check their tickets. "We know someone brought the tickets," explained president Norman Morris. "We would like to award the prizes." The ticket sold in Exeter is one of six major lottery prizes worth a total of over *1.6 million which remain unclaimed. 14 Opposed to act changes Members of Exeter council feel there are some problems in planned changes to the Municipal Election Act, but a formal objection won't be presented until a later date. Mayor Bruce Shaw said some of the changes appeared proper when the rationale was considered, but noted most of them were directed at situa- tions facing large cities and not small urban and rural municipalities. He said the posting of bonds and an increase in the number of signatures required on nomination papers could be a problem in some centres. "It may discourage people from seeking seats," he said. "There are a lot of impediments here (in the planned changes)." Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller said people in rural areas were particular- ly concerned that a proposal to move the election date back to October would interfere with harvest and result in poor voter turnout. She also noted that an earlier elec- tion would leave councils in a "lame duck" position for too long a period and if the election date is changed then the year-end.for councils should probably be changed as well. Councillor Dorothy Chapman cited a problem with a suggestion that elec- tion costs be shared by the municipalities and the school boards. In rural areas, the election boun- daries for the two groups vary. She also questioned the cost of following the suggestion that a new nomination and election be schedul- ed if a sitting member vacates a seat. At the present time, councils can do that or they may appoint someone to fill the vacancy. Council planned to meet informal- ly following this week's meeting to discuss the matter further and to draft any opposition. to the proposed changes. Thieves hit rec centre One break and enter and two colli- sions were investigated by the Exeter police department this week. The breakin was at the South Huron rec centre overnight on Friday. The thieves made off with approximate- ly 15 cartons of cigarettes, *10 in cash, some chocolate bars and liquor. The investigation is continuing. The first of the collisions occurred on Main St. north of Highway 83 and involved vehicles driven by Ken Triebner, Exeter, and Barry Nevin, Mitchell. Damage was set at *2,500. Triebner was southbound on Main, while Nevin was exiting from a driveway. The other accident was on the park- ing lot of Valu Mart when a Parked vehicle owned by Daniel Lewis, Ailsa Craig, was struck by one driven by Dorothy Fisher, Grand Bend. Damage was *950. During the week, the officers laid four charges under the Highway Traf- fic Act, three under the Liquor Licence Act and issued nine parking tickets. WIN MONCUR AWAR - Karla Josephson and Torq-Kester were the winners of the Moncur Scholar- t ship at Friday's Comm 'ncement al SHDHS as the top female and male grade 13 graduating students. e ' Making the presentations -ere Huron Board of Education superintendent Arnold Mothers and a former winner Donald Noakes. T -A photo 0' operated by Frank Wilson, Blyth. Nine people were treated at hospital and the new bride was the on- ly one seriously hurt. The only other crash of the week in Boyd Bakker An oversight is corrected Exeter council moved this week to correct a seven-year-old oversight. They named building official Brian Johnston as property standards of- ficer. Johnston has been acting in that capacity since the Property Stan- dards bylaw was passed in 1979, but there was never any official action taken by bylaw to name him to that position. Council also authorized Johnston to attend a 10 -day provincial course on the Ontario Building Code. Sessions are planned in either Cambridge or Windsor. The 'ministry .pays $800 of the cost $1,150 for tuition, accommodation, meals and materials and the town will pick up the balance of $350. Council endorsed a second recom- mendation from the executive com- mittee that application be made for a $10,000 grant under the Building Ac- tion Program and that a submission be tendered to the ministry of hous- ing detailing plans to implement a comprehensive data property base and word processing technology in the. town's Wilding department. the Exeter area occurred on Saturday morning on Highway 4 near the Mt. Carmel Road and involved vehicles operated by William J. 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