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SKATING UNICORNS — Appearing as Unicorns in Sunday's Exeter
figure.skating club carnival from the left are Cam Dougall, Meghan
Pearson, Robert DeVries, Meaghan O'Rourke, Michelle 'Willis and
Amanda Chambers. Coaches at the back are Julie Tieman and
Michelle Moore. T -A photo
Sunday school pins
given at Granton
By MRS. E. SUMMERS
At the Granton United Church, the
Rev. Bruce Pierce was in charge of
the worship and entitled his sermon
"Remembering the Lord" taken from
Corinthians 1, read by Becky Bryan.
Sunday School awards were
presented to: April Riddell, fourth
pin, Susan Bryan fourth bar; Fran
Harrett, seventh bar Carrie Wallis
seventh bar; Elenora Kop twelfth
bar.
%VI meets
The Granton Womens Institute
meeting was held Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Eileen Summers.
Preceding a tasty lunch of coffee and
homemade tarts, Mrs. Norman Rid-
dell presentedaninteresting and in-
formal program dealing with the
disease osteoporis.. This is a disease
that attacks bones and robs. them_ of
c-eatrium -- –
It is very important that women at
menopause and after get help.
Leaflets were distributed among the
members that dealt with calcium
supplement.
Mrs. Muriel Lewis gave the reports
of the regional news and events.
Jackie Pierce was guest speaker and
used the theme "Let Go and Let
God". In other words give your
troubles to God and let Him take over
for you.
4-11 news
The third meeting of Granton 4-11
club was held February 12 at the
home of Deanna Beatson. All
members were present. Sylvia Beat -
son opened the meeting with the 4-H
pledge and roll call which was "Tell
one decision you made today".
Throughout the course of the
meeting we decided what personal
priorities, value, standards and goals
we have and were given a bag of ob-
jects that we had to do something
with. This was done to improve the
way we make group decisions.
Lastly„we read our home activities
for the coming week and closed with
the 4-11 motto. We thank Deanna
Beatson for holding the meeting and
our leaders Pat Harlton and Deanna
Beatson. Recording secretary - Becky
Bryan.
Church news
At St. Thomas Anglican Church, the
-Rev.-Frank Braby was in charge of
the morning prayer service, with Lois
Herbert as pianist and John Herbert
as Crucifer, Jim Hodgins read the two
lessons.
Rev. Braby's sermon was taken
from the -fifth chapter of Matthew on
the fulfilment of the Law. Next Sun-
day church service will be at 11:00
a.m.
Personal
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hodgins
visited recently with their aunt, Mrs.
Myrtleitodd, at Queensway, Hensall
and with Miss Rona Hickey at
Chateau Gardens. Parkhill.
Mrs. Lois Herbert and daughter.
Helen of London spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hodgins.
Seaforth. man
gets nod again
Bill Scott, an egg producer from
Seaforth, Ontario, has been re-elected
to his tenth term as a Director of the
Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing
Board. -
Scott will continue to represent the
82 egg producers in Huron County.
who elected him to the Board on
February 18.
As well as representing Huron pro-
ducers on the provincial board. Mr.
Scott represents all Ontario pro-
ducers as a Director of the Canadian
Egg Marketing Agency, the organiza-
tion which administers the national
supply management system for eggs.
Scott operates a custom hatchery in
addition to his egg production opera-
tion, Scott Poultry Farms. near
Seaforth.
Policies and operations of the On-
tario Egg Producers' Marketing
Board are the responsibility of 15
producer -elected directors. Thirteen
of these are elected by egg producers
in 13 zones or areas of the province:
two are elected by pullet producers,
or farmers who raise chicks to egg -
laying age.
In each zone, producers elect a set
number of committeemen who then
elect a director for that zone. Pullet
producers elect committeemen to
vote for pullet producer director -for ---
each half of the province. Directors
are elected for a one-year term.
Hope to raise $25,000 for injured farmer
Con.rnunity pulllng -1or Paul
Seven Bryanston area churches,
the Bryanston Junior' Farmers, Op-
timist club, and numerous families in
the Granton-Bryanston-Ilderton area
are pulling for Paul Grose, the
30 -year-old father of two who was
seriously injured in a farm accident
last November.
Grose's neighbours and friends are
aiming at raising $25,000, about 80
percent of which will be put in some
kind of trust fund to assist the young
farmer and his family in the future.
The other 20 percent; explained Jim
Dickenson, chairman of a committee
set up to help the Grose family, will
be used to take care of more im-
mediate expenses.
Last November Paul Grose was
moving a 12,000 -pound round bale of
hay with a front-end loader at the
family dairy farm surrounding
Wesley United Church on Highbury
Avenue, south of Highway 7 at
Edgewood.
He was watching behind while
backing -up the- loader, not knowing
that the hydraulic controls had not
completely locked in neutral and that
the loader was gradually creeping
upwards.
The bale fell off the loader and pinn-
ed him to the seat of the tractor,
severing his spinal cord.
Ladies meet -
at Cromarty.
By MRS. ROBERT LAING -
Cromarty
Agnes Lamond presided the the
February meeting of the Marian Rit-
chie W.M.S. on Tuesday afternoon in
the church basement. She opened
with a reading, 'Tis Love and eleven
members answered the roll call with
a verse -on -Love. Mary Elliott read _ _
scripture
scripture from 1st Corinthians 13,
gave the meditation and led in prayer.
The offering was received and
dedicated by Muriel Seott.'
President, Betty Lou Norris was in
charge of the business when plans
were made for the World Day of
Prayer service to be held in Hibbert
United Church, Staffa, on March 6.
This is the 100th anniversary of the
World Day of Prayer celebration. -
The January minutes were read by
Edna Stoneman and the treasurer,
Mary Elliott reported that $400 had
been sent to the allocation. A letter
was received from the Leprosy Mis-
sion stating that a representative
would be in our area in October and
the group decided to invite him to
speak and show pictures of the work
done by the Leprosy Misison. Anyone
who has been saving used stamps will
be able to give them to him then.
For the topic, Lillian Douglas read
an article, Let There Be Light, that
stated we should use our Light so peo-
ple can see God shining through us.
Roberta Templeman had the study -
book describing the political in-
fluences that have affected the coup-
tries of Sri Lanka, India, Afghanistan
and Bangladesh. One of Bangladesh's
biggest problems comes from the
millions of Afghanistan refugees they
are accommodating.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Scott received a
pleaui_su,.prise last-Monday_when_
Mr. aril Vrs. Harold Roebuck of
Islay, Alta., arrived on their doorstep.
INFORMATION DAY
– Among the 240 who registered for W.G. Thompson and Sons Ltd. grower infor-
mation day in the Hensall Community Centre were Murray Popp, Auburn, Bob Elliott, Clinton, research
director Don Littlejohns, Gerald Heyink, Hensall, assistant manager of the Hensoll branch Rick Ingram,
and Hensoll branch manager Lloyd Whitesell.
By MPP Jack Riddell
One of the busiest sessions of the
Ontario legislature prorogued on
February 12, 1987. The thirty-third
session at Queen's Park spanned 124
days over 27 weeks. During this ses-
sion, -112 bills were dealt with, of
which 61 led to Royal Assent.
The House will return in April for
a new session. Through the interim,
.12 committees will be sitting to deal
with a variety of issues. .
Labour Minister Bill Wrye in-
troduced draft amendments to the Oc-
cupational Health and Safety Act that
set out the first comprehensive revi-
sion of this act since it came foto force
in 1979. This bill is a central part of
the Government's effort to ensure
that Ontario has the best occupational
health and safety record in North
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Session
ch Piirtg3
prorogues ..
America.
Mr. Wrye told members of the
Legislature, "The draft amendments
are designed to ensure that the obliga-
tions for workplace health and safe-
ty are clear to both management and
labour and that both workplace par-
ties have the capacity to meet these
obligations. If the parties fail, these
proposals strengthen the govern-
ment's hand to enforce the act.”
In addition, the draft bill proposes
greater protection for individual
workers. Rights of refusal would pro-
hibit the substitution of a second
worker where the first Worker has
refused work believed to be unsafe.
The act would enshrine in law the
right of workers to be paid at least 75
percent of their wages for any time
lost because of a work refusal or a
stop work order.
Treasurer Robert Nixon announc-
ed a temporary two-year tax reduc-
tion for farm equipment dealers.
The farm equipment industry has
generally not participated in the
economic upturn being experienced
by most sectors of the Ontario
economy.
"While I don't believe the problem
is a long-term one, the hardship these
dealers are experiencing is
nonetheless very real," Mr. Nixon
said in the House. ' - '
The proposal will reduce to a max-
imum 8200 the capital tax otherwise
payable by farm implement dealers
on their first 83 million in taxable
capital. The legislation to implement
this measure will be introduced
following the 1987 Spring Budget. The
change will be effective for taxation
years beginning after December 31,
1986.
Certificate requests '
At this busy time of year when
many people are contemplating
travelling out of the country, my con-
stituency offices have been deluged
with requests for birth certificates.
Under normal circumstances this
document takes about six week's to
process. However, there is a special
service for M.P.P.'s through which 1
can have the certificate prepared in
about three working days. Ashorter
time line than this is virtually im-
possible to comply with, as the
Registrar General's staff also ex-
periences an unusually heavy work
load at this time of year. I would
therefdre request that if you need
birth, death or marriage certificates
in the near future, you can contact my
offices as soon as possible in order to
allow sufficient preparation time.
As a result of the accident, Grose is
paralyzed from the waist down and is
confined to a wheelchair. Since the ac-
cident, he has spent most of his time
at Parkwood Hospital and he must
also wear a plastic vest to keep his
spine straight.
The family -- which includes Paul's
wife Louise (nee Parkinson), Ryan,
3, and Kristen, 2 -- currently lives in
a trailer home on the farm operated
by Paul's father, Orville Grose.
The benefit fund was set up after a
Two budgets
are proposed
YUC manager presented two
capital budgets for the waterworks
department to a special meeting of
the Commission. If a MOE grant of
$55,915 is approved by the provincial
government to assist with the cost of
'chlorinating the Hicks well, a net
capital budget for 1987 of 8156,069 is
proposed.
If the grant is received, money will
be available to replace 396 metres of
old four -inch main in the two blocks
on Main Street between Thames Road
and George Street. One fire hydrant
would be replaced, and two added.
If the MOE grant does not come
through, the net capital budget will be
$157,864 and only 150 metres of water -
main will be replaced this,year on
Main Street between Thames Road
and Alexander St. One hydrant would
be installed.
The Commission accepted the
operating budget for 1987, proposing
$332,452 in expenses and revenue of
$330,098, for an expected deficit of
$2,354. Actual expenses last year were
$317.582. A low incidence of water
main breaks reduced the main-
tenance account. -
A decrease in 1987 revenue is ex-
pected --because of -the dropping_in-
terest rate.
The Commission asked Davis to
prepare a resolution to request Ex-
eter council to set up a bylaw for the
establishment of a reserve fund.
Exeter Town Council has agreed to
provide sewer connections at Council
• expense, on Thames Road between
the easterly and .the westerly town
limits. The Exeter Public Utilities
Commission,ss requested by Council,
will also provide water service for
commercial or industrial customers
in this area from the water main to
the customer's lot line for new
buildings, at the Commission's ex-
pense. If a new building requires
oversizing for a sprinkler system or
a separate water service for a
sprinkler system, the cost of oversiz-
ing or the separate sdrvice for a
sprinkler system from the main to the
lot line will be installed at time and
material at cost and be assessed to
the owner of the property.
Farm show
is successful
The first annual edition of the Cana-
dian International Farm Equipment
Show appears from early reports to
have been an outstanding success.
According to comments sought infor-
mally- from among exhibitors --and -
patrohs, both during and after the
Show held from February 3 to 6 at the
Toronto International Centre of Com-
rnerce in Toronto.
Exhibitors were particularly im-
pressed with the ease by which their
displays could be moved in and set up
and pleased too, witthe cooperative
attitude of the technical staff at the
Centre.
Once the show opened, the huge
first day crowds clearly suggested
that the event was about to be a
winner.
As each day passed, more and more
people passed through the turnstiles
and when the numbers were finally
tallied; a record attendance for a
Toronto indoor winter show had been
set.
Much of the credit for generating
the large attendance goes to the On-
tario Retail Farm Equipment
Dg/vreAmeglatilon, whose:membesa7
did a great job of providing buses to
transport their farmer customers to
the four day event.
Many exhibitors remarked about
tiow attendees were enthusiastic
about the new farm equipment in-
novations on view, together with the
many other farm -related products
and services on display.
The exhibitors were impressed too,
about the "quality" of the show -
patrons, with a high percentage of
them actively engaged in farming or
other interests in agribusiness, with
few "tire kickers".
Indeed, if the perceived enthusiasm
'among exhibitors and patrons about
the show is any indicationeSpring
sales of equipment could very well be
more brisk than anticipated earlier.
Thieves again
hit restaurant
The Burkley Restaurant and
Tavern in Exeter has been victimiz-
ed by thieves again.
A breakin was discovered on Sun-
day and investigation revealed that
one case of beer and $50 in change
was taken. Investigation by the Ex-
eter police department is continuing.
There were no collisions in town
duringthe past week. There were five
charges laid under the Highway Traf-
fic Act, three under the Liquor
Licence Act and one under the
Criminal Code. Two youths were
charged under the Young Offender
Act.
January 6 meeting involving
representatives from neighbouring
churches and service clubs.
At that meeting, said Dickenson, a
unanimous decision was made to go
ahead and organize "on a communi-
ty basis". There have been three
other organizational meetings since
then.
Furtd-raising is being concentrated
within a five mile radius of Edgewood
and letters urging area families and
businesses to "Pull for Paul" have
been distributed.
Two specific fund-raising events
have been planned -- an April 15 auc-
tion sale at the Ilderton Masonic Hall,
and a May 2 dance at the Ilderton
Curling Club and the 12 -member
fund-raising committee is hoping
money raised from these events will
reach or surpass their $25,000 goal.
While communities around
Edgewood have been saddened by
Paul Grose's injury, the Pull For Paul
drive has also been pulling area com-
munities together, pointed out
Dickenson. - -
"I can never recall alt of us getting
together to do something like this. All
of us are just so happy to see everyone
jump right in," he said; "It's too bad
something like this had to happen to
bring the community together.
Recently the fund-raising commit-
tee met with representatives from the
Londesborough Lions Club, which
raised 850,000 in a comparable
situation.
Organizers of the Pull For Paul
hope to avoid some of the mistakes
made by the Lions and to benefit from
their advice about handling the fund.
Apart from Wesley United Church,
other churches which have endorsed
the fund-raising drive are Granton
U.C., Bryanston U.C., Burr U.C.,
Community Bible Church, St.
Patrick's Church at Lucan, and Gran-
ton Anglican Church.
Organizers are hoping individuals
might donate a day's labour or ser-
vice to the fund, and that individuals
and businesses will consider donating
cash, or items such as a cord of wood,
half a side of beef or eggs -- "general-
ly items- costing $100 or less, what
most people can afford" -- for the
auction.
"And we'll need lots of people there
to buy the articles", noted Ken White,
vice-chairman of the fundraising
committee."
Anyone lvishing to donate to the
auction or to contribute to the fund
may contact Jim Dickenson
(225-2809), Ken White (666-1217),
Leroy Bryan (225-2162) or Paul Wallis
(225-2127), or you may mail your
donation directly to The Paul Grose
Fund, c/o Paul Wallis, RR3, Granton
Ont. NOM IVO.
PULL FOR PAUL -- A fund-raising effort has been started by friends
of Paul Grose, who was seriously injured in a farm accident in
November. A door-to-door canvass in the Bryanston area, as well
as fund-raising dances and an auction sale have been planned. Grose
is shown here with his wife, Louise, and their two children, Ryan and
Kristen.
Varna travellers
have come home
By MARY CHESSELL St. Joseph's Hospital. We wish them
Varna both a quick return to good health.
Shirley Keys and friend Doris Sym- Varna L.O.L. 1035 held 'their
ington of Petrolia returned home regular euchre party on Friday night
February 17_ after spending 12daysin- with ten -tables in play. Ladies high
Chapala near Guadalaraja, Mexico. and low prizes went to Mrs. Aldie
They report lovely dry, warm Crich and Margaret Hayter. Men's
weather and not a cloudy day while prizes were won by Mervyn Hayter,
they were there. They stayed with high, and Gladys Alexander, low.
Doug and Erma- Thompson of Draw prize winners were Aldie Crich,
Goderich, - who are spending the Eileen Consitt, Doris Wilson, Anna
month of February there. They show- Wilson-, Ruth Johnston, John
ed the girls around, adding much to McFarlane, Glen Dowson, Doreen
the enjoyment of their holiday. Baird and Jessie Blair.
We're glad to have Mary Reid back Rev. Ephraim Gingerich was the
with us, after having spent several guest preacher at Varna and Goshen
weeks with her son Larry in Van- churches on Sunday while the
couver, and some time with sons Bob Parkers were on a week's vacation.,
of Pontypool and Wayne near Ottawa. His sermon was "The Christian and
Eric and Sharon Chuter and Don Tests and Trails", based onthe Epis-
and Lorraine Taylor and daughter tle of James, chapter one. Joyce
Kim have returned from recent vaca- Dowson and Margaret Ilayter led the
tions in Florida with their respective worship services, and Carol Simons
families. Kim was thrilled with her- talked to the Varna children about
first airline flight. problem solving.
Bruce Keys had his second hip The World Day of Prayer Service
replacement surgery on Friday in for Varna and Goshen U.C.W.s will be
University Hospital. He was happy to held the previous evening, as has been
have it done so soon, as his former the custom for several years, on
operation Was very successful and -Thursday, March 5 at 8 o'clock in Var-
gave him so much comfort. rr
na church. The program co�mitlee
Harold Peck and Murdock Mor- has arranged for Katherine Kaczasof
rison returned'home on the weekend, the Blyth Summer Festival Theatre
having had surgery early last week id to speak.
Zurich_ bowling
1londay Night Ladies
O&E T. Rooseboom 667
GG B Eckel 617
DP M Becker 724
JS Z. Inthout 561
PP J. Fisher 715
S D. Becker 575
RD D. Smith 582
P D. Smith 538
AO M. Foster 605
T&C D. Dietrich 617
HG S. Stade 633
BB C. Denomme 498
HA ` B. Beieiling 223
HS S. Dickert 425
HT T. Rooseboom 880
Tuesday Grand Cove
Vicki Taylor 834
Bill Taylor 521
G Anderson 515
Glory Bright 486
IIS Vicki Taylor 327
IIS Bill Taylor 206
Tuesday Dashwood L'AP
Jeff Dekort 117
Wayne Duke 98 .
Tom Masse 76
Rick McCann 103
HC Donna Jones 171
Wendy Mawson 104
Tuesday Men's League
DT John Becker 549
1111 John Smits 652
TT Carl Zimmer 678
K 1. Mommersteeg 743
N Jim Smith 799
It Bill Coleman 718
103
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61
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104
78
125
82
90
97
90
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NT Pete lirudka 575
BS Wayne Schilbe 612
B - Ron Beirling 703
FA 011ie Edwards 694
B Steve Surette 601
P Ronnn 647
Wed sday Ladies League
nn Cann 567
(Da 499
ase Piper 564
Audrey Wilson 573
Beryl Elgie 444
V Honbaniuk 548
HS A Wilson 220
IIS Ann Cann 283
Wednesday Nite Ladies League
G Pat Kading 596
GD C Weiss 579
DS T Jennison 537
S Glena Tripp 702
GB Jean Dann 624
B , M Roberts 587
Thursday Golden Age
High Doubles
B Strachan 265
L Restameyer 352
Ed Strachan 315
T Anderson 358
HS Ed Strachan 158
HS T Anderson 234
Thursday Nite Mixed League
GT G Desjardine 575
B Gary Huston 686 . .
D Lee Regier 534
SP Brian Brooks 577
AT Pat Palen 599
C B Courtney 608