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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-04-22, Page 2Times -Advocate,, A . riI 22, 1987 PJ! fof realizes Bidders paying $40 for a homemade• pie...$120 for a tie...and almost $500 for g two half-bushels.of apples! That may make some question their heads, but the fact is the people were really bidding with their hearts. The spirited bidding taking place at the llderton Masonic Hall on Wednes- day night was part of the generosity being displayed throughout the area for 30 -year-old disabled farmer Paul Grose. Over 400 people jammed into the steamy hall to bid on over 250 items that had been donated from area businesses and private individuals and when the seven auctioneers who donated their services brought down thegavel on the final item, the pro- ceeds from the event topped the $24,000 mark. Last November, Grose was moving a large round bale of hay with a front- end loader al the family dairy farm surrounding Wesley United Church on _ Ilighbury Avenue south of.Edgewood. . The bale fell off the loader and pinn= ed him to the seat of the tractor, severing his spinal cord. A benefit fund was set up la group in the Granton-Bryanston-llderton .in with the slogan "Pull for Paul" and that's what the bidders were do- ing on Wednesday. - Topping the donations were two sides of beef provided by Stuart and Charlie Eedy. Denfield, and they went for $445 each. The $40 homemade pie was one of six provided by -Florence Riddell, Granton, while the $120 tie and book autographed by Ontario Premier David Peterson were sent.in' Pau! auction over s24.,000 by Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell. The auction was running smoothly until the two half -bushels of apples from Crunican Orchards went on the block. Mathieson Motors of Bryanston submitted the top bid and promptly ordered that the apples be resold. That set into motion a similar deci- sion 'by the subsequent bidders, in- cluding three of the auctioneers who 'entered bids on behalf on their cohorts, and the apples ended up be- ing sold seven times at a net return to the auction of.around$500. Auctioneer Hugh Filson, the sixth successful bidder, announced that he liked apples and was only going to donate one back for resale. However, the bushel he kept was quickly haul- ed off the stage and distributed to members of the audience. Another interesting display came when Filson held up an envelope which he explained contained a che- que from London Township Reeve Jack Moir. Filson said he didn't know -whether- the -amount on the cheque was $10 or $1,000. although h—e hinted that it may be closer to the latter. Harry Loyens was the successful bidder at $200 and when the envelope was opened, it was reported that the cheque he bought was for $100. In a display of the generosity that pervad- ed the event, Loyens quickly told the sales clerks to turn the cheque over to the fund for Grose. Homemade quilts were also popular and one resulted in a return of $450. Merchandise certificates from numerous sources went for more than face value in most cases as the 250 plus items represented much more than what can be found in the largest department stores. There were loads of gravel, wood, seed corn, toilet • paper, clothing, small appliances, a riding lawn mower, processed pork and almost anything imagineable. MP Doug Reycraft donated a train trip -from London to Toronto for two, a tour of the Parliament Buildings and dinner. That went for $155. Lucan dentist Dr. Campsall provid- ed a dental checkup and cleaning and the winning bid was $65. "The response was overwhelm- ing," commented Jim Dickenson, RR 4 Denfield, who helped organize the auction sale and the benefit dance which will be held in the Ilderton curl- ing rink on May 2. "We simply told people to donate whatever they wanted to, and it mov- ed from there." Grose and his wife, Louise, along with their two children, were in atten- dance and expressed gratitude for the -generosity -displa ey don their behalf. "I guess I'm, not really ski -prised that someone offered to help," he said. "What does surprise me is that so many got involved in this. I didn't expect that." Paul Wallis, another memberr of the committee, said the group hopes to donate part of the proceeds from the auction and other fund-raising events to the family and purchase an annui- ty for them with the rest. "We're not talking about charily here," he said, "but of being part of a community." HOW MUCH? - Tom Robson looks for bids on his afghan held by fellow auctioneer Bruce Coulter at the benefit auction staged for injured farmer Paul Grose in Ilderton on Wednesday. Part of the 400 at the Pull for Paul auction Tuekersniith wants to use Holinesvile dump Tuckersmith township council at a session Tuesday night agreed it will ask the Holmesville Landfill Commit- tee to consider including Tuckersmith in its landfill site at Holmesville, secondly that Tuckersmith will be willing to share in the cost of being included. For several years Tuckersmith has been sharing the use of the Seatorth Landfill site located in Tuckersmith Township on the southeast outskirts of the town. That site is full but has been given several extensions 'of its use because the two municipalities have been unable to get a new suitable location that will pass the Ministry of the Environment Will stand trial Lloyd Brooks, Toronto, has been ordered to stand trial on several charges relating to an Exeter breakin and subsequent scuffle at the Exeter police station. Brooks appeared in Goderich on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. • Ile was committed to trial on the charges of break and enter at Exeter Electric, possession of stolen proper- ty, assaulting police and the attempt ted 'murder of Sgt. Kevin Short. No date has been set for his trial. Animal in distress Exeter police hold a warrant for the arrest of Debbie Horton, of no fixed address, on a charge of abandoning an animal in distress. The charge arises from an incident on Friday when a female dog was tied behind the Exeter library. The dog gave birth to six puppies at that loca- tion before being found and was taken to the Exeter Animal Clinic. Only one puppy survived after police found it among some clothes which were also left at the scene. Anyone interested in adopting the puppy or its mother may do so for just the cost of service fees at the clinic. Contact Dr. Gary Balsdon at 235-2662. Thieves hit cottages Four cottages in the Lakeshore area in Hay Township were broken into over the weekend. The cottages are owned by four Americans, Joseph Stanton, Mercedes Bedard, Phillip 'Denomme and Joseph Dzuida, all of Michigan. The largest haul by the thieves was from the Stanton cottage. Missing were a colour TV, microwave oven, quantity of liquor, a leather jacket. gas barbecue, gas weed eater and an air pump. The items were valued at $1,365. Miscellaneous items taken from the Denomme cottage were listed at $450. Saturday night, a stereo, speakers and equalizer, were stolen from a vehicle owned by Gerald Cottle, RR t Woodham. The loss was set at $400. POSTMASTERS CHANGE Exeter Postmaster Ken Dobney who takes over the same position in Goderich hands over the keys to Keith Ahrens who will be in charge of the local office. T -A photo } requirements. About 8300,000, mostly engineering costs, has been spent by Tuckersmith and Seaforth to obtain a site suitable to both of them, the Ministry, neighbours of the proposed site, who say "not in my back -yard", and at a reasonable price tag. The latest prospective site to be in- volved is a farm owned by the Kootstra family located in Tuckersmith Township off Highway 8 and the Vanastra Road by the CN railway track. This site, subject of engineering tests, has not yet been given final Ministry approval. A .Ministry official said there was no provincial funding of this site at this time. Seaforth Mayor Alf Ross in a recent newspaper story, said: "We've stop- ped testing. We're not going to spend any more money until we get some different guidance. The landfill com- mittee will continue to investigate and work with the Ministry of the En- vironment and other landfill owners in the area to find a solution." The committee hopes to receive a temporary solution to its landfill pro- blem, at least until the County of Huron finishes a feasibilit3 study it is conducting on the creation of a county -wide landfill. At its session Tuesday Tuckersmith Council voted as well to actively sup- port and participate in the develop- ment and implementation of a Solid Waste Management Master Plan that is to be.conducted for the County of Huron. Robert Cowan of Frank Cowan In- surance Company Limited and Don Eaton of Seaforth attended the coun- cil session to review the township's in- surance for 1987. The recommenda- tions of the company for council con- sideration were doubling councillors accident from $25,000 to $50,000 at an additional premium of $416.00; in- creasing the commercial blanket bond package from $100,000 to $150,0® at an additional annual cost of 8274.00; and consideration to in- creasing the limit of liability with respect to municipal liability, errors and omission; non -owned automobile and owned automobile policies to $10 million at an additional annual cost of $740. Council approved' a tile drainage loan application for 815,700. A severance application of William Holland on Lot 35, Concession 1, Huron Road Survey was approved subject to the severed lot being as small as possible in area. Council has no objections to the Egmondville severance area board using the land they purchased from the VanEgmond House as burial plots. Jim Racho of Egmondville was granted a building permit for the • reconstruction of his residence on Front Street in Egmondville. Some of the 25 building permit fees which have been established by coun- cil include new house $200, house ad - Driver fined '750 on impaired count A Ilensall man was fined $750 after pleading guilty to impaired driving before Judge Gary Hunter in Exeter court, Tuesday. Benjamin William Carlile, 176 Ox- ford St., was charged on September 12 after being involved in a minor col- lisiQn in Ilensall aroiund.4:45 p.m. The dther driver involved said the accused never identified himself and drove off so the former contacted the police who located Carlile at his residence. At that time, the accused had an odor of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet. A breathalizer test conducted by police gave a reading of 160 mgs. The 53 -year-old had a previous drinking and driving conviction in 1977. In addition to the fine, his licence was suspended for six tt'bnths and he was given six months in which to pay. rA fine of 8100 was levied against flans Kreutzmann, Grand Bend; atter he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession• of a narcotic. He was • charged on March 27 after police stop- ped his vehicle which had gone through a stop sign. There was an odor of marijuana in the vehicle and a small amount was turned over by the accused. It was said to have a street value of about $20. Kreutzmann was given 60 days in which to pay the fine. In the only Other case on Tueday's docket, Lori Ann Payne, 125-127 King St., Hensall, was placed on probation for 12 months after entering a guilty plea to a charge of stealing $53 worth of cash, clothing and groceries from the apartment of a couple for whom she babysat. Police were notified of the thefts by the couple, who indicated their babysitter was the only.suspect in the thefts which occurred from October 29, 1986 through February 15, 1987. On F'ehruary 16, the accused turn- ed items over to police and is making full restitution for others not recovered: The 19 -year-old had no previous record. dition $75, mobile home $40, barn $100, implement shed 855, tear port 830 and workshop 855. - Council approved the salary of Brenda Jarrett be adjusted to 86.50 per hour effective January 1. Five vehicles in one town collision Five vehicles, three of them park- ed, were inyolved in one of the colli- sions investigated by the Exeter police department this week. It occurred on Thursday on the parking lot behind National Trust when a vehicle driven by Charmaine Bierling, Crediton, collided with three parked vehicles. The latter were own- ed by Donald Rader, RR 3 Zurich; Laurie Swan, Clinton; and Joseph VanMaele, Tillsonburg. The Bierling vehicle then collided with one driven by Vinsenz Krainz, Ailsa Craig. Total damage to the five vehicles was estimated at 81,700. There were two other crashes on Thursday, the first occurring on Main St. near Sanders, involving vehicles driven by Robert Dale, Exeter, and .Jeffrey Stephensonn, London. Both were northbound and the Stephenson vehicle was stopped at the traffic light when hit from behind by the one driven by Dale. Damage was $300. A vehicle driven by Debra Arnold, RR 3 Parkhill, struck a parked vehi- cle at the Canadian Tire parking lot in the other Thursday collision. The parked vehicle was owned by llarold Borden, Huron Park, and total damage was set at 8300. The fourth collision of the week oc- curred on Friday and resulted in a scrape on the kneee for a young bicyclist. Four-year-old Andrew Mayers, Exeter, was riding his hike when he was in collision with a vehi- cle operated by Stanley Blakey, also of Exeter. The mishap occurred at the in- tersection of Main St. and Mac - Naughton Drive and damage was on, ly 820. SS high school Continued from front page agreement with the Town of Goderich to utilize the St. Mary's Separate School, Goderich, playground for a community recreation facility under the Community Recreation Centre's Act. The town will apply for a grant on behalfof the school board from the ministry of tourism and recreation to buy and fix up the playground. Laurie Kraftcheck, chairman of the Professional Activity Committee, outlined to the trustees that there will be nine professional activity days in the school year calendar for 1987-88, the same as last year. There will be 195 school days during the 1987-88 term and 185 instructional days. The board approved the grades seven - eight Physical Eduction curriculum and the Core French curriculum. The Huron -Perth County Homan Catholic Separate School Board will be offering again this year to provide summer school 1987 for those pupils in the system who require extra assistance with their school work. As well summ school will be provided for the advanced studies for academically . ble students. • For the stude ts,from Perth coun- ty the summer sc obi sessions will be held at St. James hpol in Seaforth from July 6-24. For the students fr Huron coun- ty the summer school ill be held at St. James School in Seafo h from Ju- ly 29 - August 19. There is no charge for th .e ses- sions and transportation by s hool bus, is also provided by the ministry of education grants. Congratulations HOME SHOW WINNERS Linda Armstrong won 8'x8' deck Cheryl Edwards won Skylight DOUG -GEOFFREY CONSTRUCTION 235-2961