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Times-Advocate, 1986-11-12, Page 1International •chiov�rs hog For the first time in its com- paratively short history, Exeter's citizen of the year awards went to a husband and wife team. Iry and Lois Armstrong were honored for their community efforts at the town's annual appreciation night banquet staged at the rec cen- tre, Tuesday. The two have been involved in numerous activities in the communi- ty in which they were both raised; most recently as members of the local nursing home committee which Iry chaired. "Their determination to have a facility In Exeter assisted immense - ly in the success we witness today," Reeve Bill Mickle commented i n honoring the duo. He noted that "each part of this team has attributes that are in- dividualistic; however, together they present a formidable reservoir of determination and desire to do a good job and to get the job done". Lois Armstrong is a former member of the Exeter Kinettes, in- volved in the Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge, assists at the annual hospital auxiliary rummage sale, and on church committees. This past year she chaired this area's census collection and has been local chairman of the Heart fund can- vass in Exeter for the past two years. Iry is a charter member and past president of the Exeter Kinsmen and was involved in the original house numbering project undertaken by the club. He also chaired a committee established by council to update the numbering and Mickle said that anyone who has problems following the rational of the system could pro- bably get ro- bably.get an answer from him. Iry is a past president of the Western Ontario Funeral Director's Association, charter president of the Exeter Board of Trade, former member of the SHDHS board, member of the Huron County Heart Foundation board of directors and has been a member of the Exeter United Church official board. The two served as charter national and loyal ored at banquet ipresidents of the Ausable River 'Nomads camping group and assisted 'in local campouts staged by' that organiratlon. Mayor Bruce Shaw, who was away on as educational program in the U.S. and unable to attend, sent his con- gratulations to the couple and other special award winners. "Keep up the good work– we need you and people like you," he wrote in a letter read by Mickle. Others receiving recognition at the banquet were members of the F•xeter Express Ontario "D" baseball cham- pions for 1986, fire chief Gary Mid- dleton, Lions member John Stephens and local lodge member Carl Mills. Members of the ball team were given town mugs by Fran Shaw and were introduced by coach Joe Fulop. The appreciation banquet was chosen as the time to present Mid- dleton with the Fire Services 25 -year long service medal on behalf of On- tario Fire Marshal J.R. Bates and the prestigous exemplary service medal from Governor General Jeanne Sauve in recognition of his "loyal and meritorious service" to the.public. Middleton, who has served the local fire department for 26 years this December, has been chief for the past 19. The recipient, who was accorded a standing ovation by the audience, said the award was very special to him and noted that while it has been hard Work "I enjoy it, or I wouldn't be here CHIEF HONORED — Exeter fire chief Gary Middleton received o 25 -year service award from the Ontario fire marshal and an ex- emplary service award from Governor General Jeanne Sauve at Tues- day's appreciation banquet in Exeter. Here, he and his wife, Jo -Ann, look over the medals with Councillor Dorothy Chapman. RECOGNIZED — Two Exeter men who have received international recognition, were presented with plaques at Tuesday's appreciation banquet hosted by town council. Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller is shown with Carl Mills, left, who has been named grand representative of Scotland by the Order of the Eastern Star, and John Stephens, past governor of District A-15 of Lions International and currently chair - mon of the governors' council for Multiple District A .which includes Lions from Ontario, Quebec, Labrador and two islands in the St. Lawrence River which belong to France. GET MUGS — Members of the Ontario champion Exeter Express hardball team received mugs bearing the town crest at Tuesday's appreciation banquet. Fran Shaw congratrulates pitcher Jeff Fuller, while team coach Joe Fulop looks on. Two London men charged over thefts For the second consecutive week, the Exeter OPP have resolved a number of break and enters that oc- curred this fall. Two London men. David Wayne Marquardt, 23, and Carl James Smith, 25. have been charged with a total of nine break, enters and thefts. - included in the charges were hreakins at Ushorne and Stephen Cen- tral Schools, the tlensali arena and the Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre. None of the items taken in•those hreakins has been recovered to date. Marquardt and Smith will appear in Goderich court on November 17 to face the charges. " Last week, provincial police in Ex- eter and Goderich laid several charges against a Huron Park duo, Stephen Surrette and John McNair. • They face a variety of theft and possession of stolen property charges. The two appeared in Goderich for a bail hearing last wrek. Surrette was released. but McNair was ordered held in custody until another court ap- pearance scheduled for today November 12) in Goderich. • ry: A. tonight." The awards to Stephens and Mills were in recognition of international honors bestowed on them. For the next two years, Mills will serve as the grand representative of Scotland for the Order of the Eastern Star and in those two years, it will be his duty to visit as many Ontario chapters as possible, culminating in his attendance at Ain international convention to be held in Perth, Scotland, in April, 1987. Stephens, a member of the local Lions club, was elected governor of Please turn to page 2 TOP CITIZENS— Exeter's citizen -of -the year awards went to a cou- ple this year, Iry and Lois Armstrong. They receive their plaque and congratulations from Reeve Bill Mickle. srivakY .r k. .. ^c • Imes dvoca Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Lambton Since 1873 Veit.W One Hundred and Fifteenth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, November 12, 1986 Price Per Copy 60 Cents Started at '60,000...now '318,039 Erosion control eost jumps Tenders were opened Monday at the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority office for the Nairn Cemetery erosion control project and the costs continue to escalate. The lowest of five bids received was from Elgin Constructio , St. Thomas,, Acceptance of the bid and awarding of the contract is subject to tht' engineer's examination of the:tender. Highest tender for the work was $394,000. When the project was first envision- ed, it had been estimated that the cost would be around $60,000. However, an engineering report indicated much more work was needed than an- ticipated and the estimate then was placed at $240,000. General manager Tom Prout said it is hoped that work on the project will start near the end of this month. It is scheduled to be completed within 40 working days. . A creek at the base of the cemetery will be moved as part of the work and the bank will be filled with a substan- tial amount of material to make it less sesceptible to erosion. The problem is compounded by the fact that several grave sites are located at the top of the steep bank. At their October meeting, the ex- ecutive of the Authority received a re- quest from the Township of Bosan- quet to expedite work on the Ausable River downstream of Lazy Acres and Defore subdivisions and increase the height of the berms upstream of these subdivisions to combat flooding. Anglicans get cleric Rev. Walter Bryce "Duke" Vipper- man has been appointed to the Anglican Parish of Trivitt Memorial Church, Exeter and St. John's -by -the - Lake, Grand Bend, €ffective December 1. A native of Mullins, West Virginia, Vipperman grew up in Charleston and graduated from West Virginia, Univeristy in 1973. He was involved in full-time lay ministry in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ste -Foy, Quebec until 1980 when he entered the Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, obtaining a Masters of Divinity degree three years later. Ordered deacon in 1983, Vipperman was appointed assistant curate at St. George's Church, London and ordain- ed priest the following year. On June 1, 1986, he became priest -in -charge of St. George's when Archdeacon William Hockin was appointed rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Toronto. Vipperman has been active in Huron's .youth ministries, the Children's Festival, and 53rd Weekend, as well as the Holy Spirit Conferences of 1984 and '85. He and his wife, Deborah have three sons: Donovan, John and Michael. They will reside in the Anglican rectory in Exeter. "1 ars thrilled with the opportunity of serviug this active and growing parish," Vipperman said.. The former rector, Rev. James Sut- ton, was appointed to St. George's Church, Clarksburg, earlier this year. The area, which contains vegetable producing land, was seriously flood- ed this fall and let to the township declaring that portion as a disaster area. ;Projected cost of , the work is $155,000. '1'he"executive agreed to pt the - works on the Ausable River Cut as a project for 1987 and also recommend- ed that a feasibility study be under- taken to determine the height of the berm along the Cut to protect adja- ceet land. Cost of the study is estimated at $10,000. In other business, the executive: Were advised by the ministry of natural resources that the presence of Speeder pays ;244.25 fine Only two cases were heard by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake- in Exeter court, Tuesday. The stiffest of two fines handed out went to Michael A. Bedard, RR 1 Zurich, who pleaded guilty to a charge of driving at a speed of 154 in an 80 km. zone. He was fined $244.25 and given 30 days in which to pay for the offence which occured on October 31. Charles Jeffrey, RR 2 Zurich,_was convicted on a charge of failing to af- ford reasonable opportunity to avoid a collision and was fined $53.75. He too was given 30 days in which to pay. Jeffrey was charged following a collision on September 8 at Intersec- tion of Highways 4 and 83 in Exeter at 4:40 p.m. Evidence revealed that Jeffrey had been proceeding south on Highway 4 and was making a left turn onto Highway 83 when he collided with a northbound vehicle driven by Wayne Jennings, London. In his defence, Jeffrey explained that the other vehicle had its turn signal on and he thought it was turn- ing right onto Highway 83. Jennings indicated he had turned on his signal only to indicate he was changing lanes while proceeding north through the intersection. bobcats is now recognized in Mid- dlesex County, as well as Elgin and Oxford. Approved attendance of a staff member at a one-week ministry law enforcement course at the Alymer Police College In February. - Expressed their- thanks and ap preciation to Sandra Hanson for her work as secretary -treasurer of the Authority. She has accepted a position with the Credit Valley Authority and will be replaced by a financial co- ordinator whose appointment will come before the executive at their next meeting. . !.. PRESIDENTS REMEMBER — The R.E. Pooley Exeter Branch 167 of the Royal Canadian Legion was in charge of Sunday's service at the Ex- eter Cenotaph. Above, Branch president Jack Brintnell and Ladies Auxiliary president Esther Hillman prepare to lay wreaths. Hunters successful ...but deer aren't Hunting in Huron County bagged at least 189 deer in the,hunt which con- cluded on Thursday. That was the TROPHY — Dan Dawe (left) from Crediton and Mork Wilds, Parkhill, shot this nine -point, 193 pound buck in Stephen township. It wos the second biggest to be checked in at the Zurich station. number checked at ministry of natural resources depots in Wingham, Blyth and Zurich. Mike Malhiot of the ministry staff said that each year hunters check in to the depots with aboutB0 percent of the animals taken. It's a voluntary program that helps the ministry for- mulate plans for future years. Last year, only 145 deer were checked at the three points and Malhiot said he was not surprised that the number taken this year was higher. Of the total number of deer shot in Huron this year, 36 were taken to the Zurich depot. There were 855 hunters approved. for the Huron hunt, along with about 300 farmers and land owners who also applied. All hunters are reminded that their surveys must he returned by November 21 to be eligible for tags for next season. About 75 hunters failed to return the surveys following the 1985 hunt and were not eligible for tags this year. Ministry staff report that only three hunters were charged during the four- day season. Two had loaded guns in their vehicles and the third had no tag.