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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-12-03, Page 1Centra/la stud.iIs yet fln•s, esuiy work One jail term and three 2,500,wotd eeaa s were among the punishments handed out by Judge Gary Hunter in Exeter eourt, Tuesday,. A 14 -day jail term was given to Frederick OHzarevitch, London, who pleaded guilty to driving with a blood alcohol content over.the legal limit on September 6 in Hay Township. His vehicle was stopped at 6:42 p.m. for speeding and the investigating of- ficer found the driver had bloodshot eyes and an odor of alcohol. A breathalizer test gave a reading of 138 mgs. Olizarevitch had a previous convic- tion for the same offence on January 8 of last year. He was ordered to serve the jail sentence in London from Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. to Sundays at 6:00 p.m. The punishment of writing 2,500 -word essays was handed out to three students at Centralia Agricultural College who went on a rampage on November 3. Jeffrey Popp, 23, RR t Auburn, Rickey Stull, 20, RR 2 Singhampton, and William McGregor, RR 2 Kippen, pleaded guilty to the charge arising from taking about 20 pumpkins in Lucaf, as well as three realty signs and four mailboxes along a conces- sion road and dumping them on Cen- tralia College campus property. - The court learned the stolen proper- ty amounted to about $250 and that alcohol had played a role in the students' actions. They had offered to make restitution. The three were placed on probation for six months and also ordered to do 50 hours of community work each within that period. Judge Hunter also ordered that Popp write a 2,500 -word essay on the topic of "alcohol and the underage drinker", while Stull is to write one on "a criminal record -- benefit or hin- drance?". The topic for McGregor's essay is "the sanctity of private property". These essays, are all to be handwrit- ten and turned into the probation of- ficer withinAie next 30 days. ' Another Centralia College student, Michael C. O'Rourke, RR 1 Dublin, found that pulling a fire alarm at the college can be an expensive proposition. He pleaded guilty to a charge of ac- tivating the alarm on October 15 and was fined $250 or 15 days in jail. The CASCADE THEATRE PRESENTS — Cascade Theatre players presented "The Toothpaste Geni" at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School,Thurs- day. Above, Vicky Lynn Smith of Zurich St. Boniface and Bradley' Glavin of Mount Carmel are being entertained by Stephen Kirwin and Susan J. Johnston. T -A photo Exeter optimism fading accused had already paid a fee of $500 levied by the Huron Park fire depart- ment for their response to the false alarm. The court was told that O'Rourke was�a room on the second floor of avresidence at the college and becaone drunk and obnoxious. lie was asked to leave and on his way out, pulled the fire alarm. As a result, 200 students had to be • Please turn to page 3 RIBBON CUTTING — 101 -year-old Matilda Tetreau cut the ribbon officially opening the Elmer Lawson Auditorium. The ceremony was port of the celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of the Blue Water Rest Home. With Mrs. Tetreau are builder Don Oke, Dr. Charles Wallace, manager Josef Risi and ar- chitect Victor Marsh. The addition was made possible by a bequest of $32,464 from the late Mr. Lawson and a matching grant from the provincial government. }' `''fit: 4}Cii:tii yy .} A,. } Imes dvoca Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 ,l ,.&{ :• .3,£e•C f) }'' ;Ci• t. ��t•+: ..v£C"N•.y .x �}.. One Hundred and Fifteenth Year EXETER. ONTARIO, December 3, 1986 • • Price Per Copy 60 cents Admitting this.week that accusa- tions concerning his "misdirected op- timism and blurred vision" have been justified, Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw threwdown the gauntlet to the three neighboring townships in a final at- tempt to resolve the long-standing issue of funding for the South Huron Rec Centre board. "If I am discouraged, you know that a thoughtful, harmonious resolu- tion is not to be had," he said in noting that recent meetings between Exeter, Hay, Stephen'and Usborne to come up with a solution to the funding issue have been "somewhat less than successful". Shaw said that over the past four years, representatives from Exeter have met, discussed, argued and pleaded for fairness and understan- ding, while at the same time trying desperately to preserve the communi- ty spirit in the southern part of the county and that has resulted in only I Usborne moving to attempt to pay in proportion to its use. He received council backing to send letters to the townships offering them three courses of action: 1. accept the percentages calculated, not by Exeter, but by the South Huron staff and ministry and sign an agreement, the term of which may be suggested by the townships; 2. reject any agreement whatsoever; 3. offer an appropriate suitable and specific compromise. The percentages calculated by the ONE CONTESTANT,. For the second year in a row, it ap- pears Huron County council will ac- claim the new warden. Turnberry Township Reeve Brian McBurney is the lone candidate for the position to succeed Huron's first female warden, Leona Armstrong. Both Armstrong and McBurney contested the 1985 battle which was won by Stanley Township reeve. Paul Steckle. Tuckersmith Reeve Bob Bell was also in that four-way fight. rec centre staff and ministry would result in Exeter paying 73 percent of the deficit in the budget, Usborne 14 percent, Hay three percent and Stephen seven percent. -If the municipalities failed to reach agreement on alternative one or three by January 1, 1987, the town would di§'solve the board; assume complete ` control of the operations of the board Townships given 30 days for answer pec funding gountlet n Throw down reg fundi and sell services to the townships, although the door would be left open for any of the three other municipalities to accept the percen- tages as outlined, and under a re- constituted board of management, join Exeter in administering th operation and levy surcharg�s on al ' iniltolimals whWttsetlfe`facilM o -' side that agreement area. Exeter man injured in highway mishap A 30 -year-old Exeter man sustain- ed a broken pelvis and cuts to his face after he was in collision with a pickup truck while walking along Highway 83. Exeter police say that Dougal King, 215 Thames Road W. was walking with' the traffic when 'struck by the vehicle driven by Raymond Orr, Bayfield. It was dark at the time and the pedestrian was also wearing dark clothing. No charges will be laid in the incident. King was taken to University Hospital in London. Two hit and run incidents were among the crashes investigated by the Exeter police department this week. John Stewart, Kirkton, reported his vehicle was hit by an unknown vehi- cle while parked at the Canadian Tire store on Monday. Damage to the Stewart vehicle was listed at $500. The other hit and run was on Thurs- day at the SHDIIS parking lot. A vehi- cle owned by Robert Elder, Zurich, was struck by an unknown vehicle. Damage to the Zurich car was $300. On Wednesday, one of the town police cruisers was involved in a col- lision. Constable George Robertson was exiting the pakking lot next to the Burkley Restaurant, when a vehicle driven by Eldon Heywood, Exeter, reversed and struck the rear corner of the cruiser. Total damage was set at $730. On Sunday, damage was set at $3,000 in a two -vehicle collision involv- ing Mark Vandergunst and Clarence Down, both of Exeter. Police say the Down vehicle had stopped at the stop on Andrew at Huron and then pulled onto Huron where it collided with the westbound Vandergunst vehicle. During the week, the local depart- ment officers laid two charges under the Highway Traffic Act, one under the Criminal Code and issued six parking tickets. HOT TIME A couple of residents in the south end of Exeter did a double -take on Wednesday morning when they saw a van,drive past with flames shooting out the rear door. It Wasn't until the driver, Albert E. Lucas, London, reached the traffic lights at the corner of Huron and Main that he saw the flames in his vehicle and jumped out. The 1977.vehicle was totally destroyed, along with some locksmith tools and equipment in the van. Damage to the vehicle and contents was listed at around $6,000 and there was another $1,000 to the pavement at the corner. The Exeter fire department responded to the call around 9:00 a.m. AUTHORITY MEETS AT CRAIG -- The annual December meeting of the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority was held Friday in Ailsa Craig. Above, Earl Rees, Ailsa Craig's representative welcomes chair- man Gordon Johnson, vice-chairman Don Lithgovv and general manager Tom Prout. T -A photo Two options that Shaw mentioned, but indicated he would not deport, would be for the town to do nothing and continue to pay almost 90 percent and use the facilities 65 percent of the time, or turn the entire operations over to private entrepreneur to ad- ministef as he sees fit with a specified grant coming from the town each 'year. Council members quickly sup- ported Shaw's final edict to the townships. "Get the show on the road", corn - s mented Reeve Bill Mickle in endors- ing the action, while Councillor Tom Humphreys noted Exeter council have been dragging their feet long enough on the issue. The lone reservation came from Councillor Gaylen Josephson, but it was not over the action, but only the $0 -day period thatead been establish- ed for the townships to respond. However, Shaw explained that after the last meeting, all three had agreed to advise Exeter before Monday's council meeting regarding their posi- tion and none had responded. "If there is good -will on all sides. a speedy resolution is possible," he had stated .earlier. At the outset of his remarks, Shaw took a moment to explain Exeter's philosophy and position over the rec centre and South Huron. His cpmments on the 1ituation were as follows: "When we established the board and built the building, we, in Exeter, were so anxious to replace our con- Please turn to page 3 VAN BURNS — A van driven by Albert Lucas of London was completely demolished by fire Wednesday morning. Lucas first noticed the fire as he was slowing at the intersection of Main and Huron streets. Hay councillors defend tender award decision The atmosphere quickly heated up when about two dozen people crowd- ed into the cramped quarters of the flay township council chambers on Monday. The majority were Hay ratepayers who had come to witness Paul Steckle challenging a council decision to accept the third -lowest • tender of $48,026.10 for a JCB backhoe from a London company when Zurich -based C.G. Farm Supplies had submitted the lowest tender of $47,589.32 for a Case hackhoe. (All eight tenders received met the re- quired specifications. Steckle led off with a prepared statement circulated to all which noted that his employer, C.G. Farm Supplies, pays taxes on 350 acres of land in the township, services 13 area municipalities, supports local service organizations and provides employ- ment for area residents. Reeve Lionel Wilder took exception to one paragraph which questioned his motives in circulating a petition supporting C.G. Farm Supply Ltd. when it lost the franchise for Case tractors just before the last municipal election. Wilder said the election had no bearing on his action, and most of the names he collected were in neighbouring Stanley township. The list of questions was headed by querying the decision not to accept the lowest tender when all re- quirements were met. Steckle also wanted to know who had moved and seconded the resolution formalizing Santa here on Saturday Santa Claus makes his first official visit to Exeter on Saturday to par- ticipate in the annual parade which has become known as one of the best in Western Ontario. Lions committee chairman Ross Mathers reports a good number of ar businesses and groups have in - did they will be entering floats this year. The parade gets underway from its Huron St. E., staging point at 1:00 p.m. and travels up Main and Victoria to the rec centre. - Santa will be providing free soft drinks and potato chips and there will be free skating as well. Tuckey Beverages Ltd. will be donating soft drinks and skating. The parade is organized by the Ex- eter Lions under the auspices of the Exeter BIA. the decision. He asked if council had considered service cost implications and performance of all machines tendered, if they had consulted anyone about the relative merits of the backhoes under consideration, and if councillors had taken the time to operate any of the machines. Councillors presented a united front in defending their decision. Murray Keys, who moved the motion to buy the JCB backhoe, said the decision was made in the interests of Hay tax- payers. The Case tender had been given a great deal of consideration. but "when we looked at the specs, there was no comparison". Councillor Claire Deichert echoed Keys' position. Gerald Shantz, the motion's seconder, was most vocal. He said councillors had been elected to "spend taxpayers' dollars in the best possible way", and that had been done. JCIi had invented the original hackhoe in 1946, and the machine of- fered by the London company had more horsepower, bigger tires, an ex- cellent warranty and was overall the best machine for the money, Shantz argued. He digressed to say that if Steckle's company was serving 13 municipalities then he too must be Please turn to page 2