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her daughter Janet
Mary Elder
of Crediton
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MOTORCYCLIST DIES;
TWO BADLY INJURED
One motorcyclist was killed and
two others sustained major injuries in
two of the three collisions investigated
this week k by the Exeter OPP.
Dead is 17 -year-old Michael Leigh
Dixon, 709 Griffiths St., London, who
smashed into the rear of a vehicle on
the Credition Road at 5:20 p.m.
Sunday.
Dixon - waseastbound on the
Crediton Road, as was the car driven
by Clarence Brodhagen, 132 Grand
Oaks, Grand Bend, and the latter was
making a left turn at concession 14-15
of Stephen.
No one was injured in the car and
total damage was estimated at $3,000.
The London youth was taken to
South Huron Hospital where he was
pronounced dead.
The two cyclists who suffered ma-
jor injuries were involved in an acci-
dent on Wednesday at Huron Park on
Canada Ave. in front of Tuckey
Beverages.
Tom Irvine, 23, of RR 1 Wodham,
sustained a broken wrist and Shane
Lesperance, . 22, of Huron Park, suf-
fered a broken leg and foot and re-
mains in University Hospital, London,
where the two were taken.
Irvine and Lesperance were involv-
ed in a collision with a vehicle driven
by Richard Blatchford, Lucan. The
latter was northbound on Canada
Ave. and had pulled around a parked
car on the side of the street, while Ir-
vine and Lesperance were travelling
south after coming out of the Fleck
Manufacturing. lot.
Lesperance collided with the front
of the car and then was pushed into
a motorcycle ridden by Irvine and the
two went crashing to theground.
Damage to the three vehicles was
Two school boards in Huron get
2.4miIIiOn in government aid
Nearly $2.4 million has been
allocated to the Huron County Board
of Education and the Huron -Perth
Separate School -Board as part of a
new provincial government capital
funding project, Jack Riddell, MPP.
for Huron -Middlesex announced to-
day on behalf of Minister of Education
Sean Conway, Huron -Bruce MPP
Murray Elston and Perth MPP Hugh
Edighoffer. •
The Huron County board will
receive $805,540 for four projects,
while the Huron -Perth Separate
Board will receive $1,553,700 for five
projects under the new $226.4 million
program announced on Wednesday as
part of the Ontario government's
throne speech promises.
"It shows the government
recognizes the education needs of
Huron County and is willing to pro-
vide the funding toensure we continue
to provide the best facilities in On-
tario," Riddell said. ,
Conway said: "Between 1985 and
1987, this government has more than
doubled the annual capital allocations
to school boards. This is proof of the
commitment of this government to
GETTING A RIDE — South Huron Hospital director of physiotherapy
Ian McCrae shows Jayden Dinney how the chair lift works in putting
patients into the whirlpool bath. Jayden was one fo the Toddlers Inn
nursery school visiting the hospital Thursday morning.
More
on the
inside
• INSIDE
•••
* Town tax rates
now offidal
* Dinney's observing
1 100th anniversary...5
* Irish capture the
Ontario cup 1A
fenders are opened
for Hay water ISA
* Local students see
alcohol effect 19A
the' importance andpriority we place
on education."
The Huron Board projects include:
Central Huron Secondary School in
Clinton, $204,000 for a new roof; F.E.
Madill Secondary School in Wingham,
$330,000 for a new roof; Huron Centen-
nial Public School in Brucefield,
$237,000 for a new roof; and Zurich
Public School, $33,000 for a new
boiler.
The Huron -Perth's Separate
Board's five projects include a major
addition to St. Ambrose School in
Stratford, $1,141,750', At St. Michael's
School Stratford, $124,000, new fur-
niture and equipment; -St. Mary's
School. Goderich, $136,000, por-
tapaeks; St. Mary's School, Hesson
$107,000 renovations and roofing; and
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in
Dashwood, $44,000 for a new roof.
The grants have been allocated for
the 1988-89 fiscal year.
* * * WHAT'S IN A NAME? * * *,
The naming of a street in the in-
dustrial property recently purchased
by Exeter could be a tribute to so-
meone who has rendered services to
the town. .
When the location -of the street was
discussed at Monday's meeting,
Councillor Pen Hoogenboom said he
had already pencilled it in as "Shaw
St.".
"No way we're calling it Shaw,"
rebuked Mayor Bruce Shaw.
However, Reeve Mickle im-
mediately said the reference was to
aGeorge Bernard with the same sur-
name as the Mayor and Councillor
Gaylan Josephson picked up on - that
by saying that he hoped the present
Mayor was not egotistical enough to
think that ill was his surname that was
being considered. - -
The discussion turned a bit more
serious as members felt there should
be a list of names of citizens that
could be used for street names in
town.
* * * SIA APPOINTMENT * * *
Reporting from the Exeter
Business Improvement- group,. Ben
Hoogenboom advised council that in-
ge MowaThas been hired to work for
the business organization, although
the official title has not yet been
established.
Hoogenboom said it was basically
the job of manager.
The HensaH resident has worked
for the Hensall and London BIAs and
formerly did public relatiolns work for
Holiday Ina
* * * MICKLE R
Reeve Bill Mickle has been re-
elected as a director of the Ontario
Association of Small Urban
Municipalities (OSUM). lie is com-
pleting his first term and was return-
ed at last week's annual convention.
"I know he'll do a good job." com-
Hoogenboom also advised that
Karen Pfaff has been named as a
regional director in the BIA provin-
cial organization.
Following those reports, Councillor
Gaylen Josephson congratulated the
localBIA for being a very active
group, noting that two years ago it
had almost become defunct because
of a lack of 'interest.
"The addition of a person to
manage speaks for greater things for
the BIA," he added.
ETURNED * * *
mented Deputy -Reeve Lamy Fuller in
leading a chorus of congratulations.
There were other reports about the
convention stemming From an inci-
dent involving Councillor Morley
Hall. Details are being more careful-
ly checked before publication.
BIG '0' AID AGAIN * * *
For the second year in a row, the
Big 'O' inc. tile drain firm has agreed
to cover the $3,000 cost to allow a
SHDHS student to participate in the
Shad Valley Summer. Program.
Grade 11 and 12 students interested
in science and business are selected
from across Canada to spend four
weeks on the campus of either UBC,
the University of Calgary or
Manitoba, Waterloo University or the
University of New Brunswick. They
are given opportunity and encourage-
ment to develop latent skills in scien-
tific entrepreneurship.
Dave Dougall was the first student
from SHDHS to be sponsored by the
Big 'O' last year.
This year Jeanette Van Esbroeck is
the lucky applicant. The grade 12 stu-
dent was motivated to apply for the
program after hearing an excellent
first-hand recommendation from
Dougall.
Jeanette has asked to be sent to
either Calgary or UBC. After com-
pleting the course, she will be
employed for the rest of the summer
at the Big '0', where she will be given
experience in the lab and the accoun-
ting, computer, receipts and sales
departments of the local company.
estimated at $4,700.
The only other crash of the week oc-
curred on Saturday when a vehicle
driven by Kevin Farrington, RH 2
Grand Bend, went off concession 18-19
in Stephen Township and struck a
hydro pole. Damage was set at $2.900.
During the week, the detachment
officers laid 36 charges under the
Highway Traffic Act. 12 under the Li-
quor Licence Act and one under the
Narcotic Control Act. There were five
trespass to property charges also
laid.
Memorial service
set for missing man
A memorial service will beheld in
Exeter this Saturday for one of two
area fishermen missing on Lake
Huron since April 25.
The service is for William ( Bill
Daters, 28, of 310 et.ling St.. who is
assumed to have drowned in the ill-
[ated fishing trip along with Doug
McKay, 32. of RR 2- Kippen.
The men set out from Goderich har-
bor around 6:30 a.m. and an ex-
haustive search has not yet led to
their discovery. Last Tuesday. a
12 -foot aluminum beret identified as
belonging to the pair was found eight
kilometres south of Bayfielsome
180 metres from the shore.
A child's lifejacket that was also
identified as part of the contents of the
boat, was discovered on Monday. It
was floating 15 kilometres offshore. Ai
hat owned by one of the men has also
been recovered.
A massive search that started on
April 26 after the men were reported
missing involved .a plane and
helicopter from (7/13 Trenton. a coast
guard cutter and an OPP helicopter.
Several private boats were also used.
The search by the Coast Guard was
called off on Wednesday night as of-
ficials believed the two men .were
dead.
" Werre in the business of searching
for survivors." said- searchmaster
Captain Wayne Mc('ray of the Cana-
dian Coast Guard.
However, the search along the
shoreline was continued by Goderich
OPP and volunteers. many of whom
were relatives or friends of the two
missing men. The land search has
covered more than 50 kilometres bet-
ween Grand Bend and a spot north of
Goderich.
Leanne McKay. wife of the Kippen
area trucker -farmer. maintained a
vigitinsidethe Canadian ('oast Guard
station at Goderich during the search
organized by the latter.
"My mind's just blank. I'm not
thinking about much." the 32 -year-old
mother of three said as she wailed in
the station with friends and relatives.
staring out over the harbor.-
Dater's fiancee. Dale Armstrong
of Exeter. also maintained the vigil
last week. She and the driver for Hen --
sail District ('o -Operative had plann-
ed to he married in September.
The memorial service for Daters
will be held at Exeter United Church
at 2:30 p.m.
FISH READY FOR SATURDAY - John. Schwindt of the Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation Authority is tagging one of the 250 rainbow
trout stocked at Morrison Dam Monday morning. The annual Exeter •
Lions fishing derby_ is set for Saturday. The Authority Foundation
assists in sponsorship of the derby. T -A photo
Judge- gIesjaII----
to
two from area
The only two cases heard by Judge
Gary Bunter in Exeter court. Tues-
day, resulted in jail terms for the
accused:
Timothy Ronald Lawrence, 70 On-
tario Road, Mitchell was sentenced
to one day in jail after pleading guil-
ty town assault on his wife,while Gail
Ann Stevens, 78 Andrew St., Exeter.
was sentenced to 14 days upon being
convicted on a charge of refusing a
demand for a breath sample.
The latter will serve her term in
S`tratford.from 8:00 p.m. on Fridays
to 9:00 a.m. Mondays. She was plac-
ed on probation during that time and
was given a six-month licence
suspension.'
The Exeter woman was•charged on
January 26 when she was behind the
wheel of a car parked at the Morrison
dam. The vehicle was owned by the
wife of a man who was in the
passenger's seat.
One open bottle of beer -was seized
from each of the occupants and Ms'
Stevens refused to provide a breath
sample on several requests from the
investigating officer.
in her defence, she told the court
she had not been driving the vehicle
and had switched places with the man
to try out buttons that moved the
driver's scat. .
Judge hunter said he had difficul-
ty believing the accused and noted
that she had five opportunities to tell
the policeman she wasn't the driver
but had not taken those opportunities
to do so. -
The court learned she had a convic-
tion in 1984 for impaired driving and
that she was off work until the end of
.lune due to breaking an ankle in the
winter.
Lawrence was charged on
February 19 after getting into an
argument with his wife when she ar-
rived home from work at 1:15 a.m.
That morning, when she was putting
on her boots to go for a doctor's ap-
pointment, the accused threw his
shoes at her and one hit her, causing
a cu1-on the lower part of her face.
The court was told that things have.
improved since then and the accused
is going to counselling and is part of
a group learning to copewith aggres-
sion. His wife accompanied him to
court.
Lawrence was put on probation for
12 months and ordered to accept any
counselling indicated by his probation
officer.
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