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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-07-01, Page 1SHOWING THE FLAG Father David Ladislaus Przedwiecki displays the Canadian flag that will fly from St. Peter's Church on July 1. wit • • Ames - Serving South,Huron, North Middlesex • One Hundred and Sixteenth Year ovocate & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, July 1, 1987 Price Per Copy 60 Cents New home in former area church The friars fly the fags A Canadian flag will be flying from the former. Si. Peter's church on Highway 4 outh of Exeter on July I. The Stars and Stripes will be hoisted beside the Maple Leaf on July 4. Thus will a contingent of American members of the Franciscan Friars of Mary Immaculate proclaim that the century -old building, closed and aban= doned for 10 years, once again houses spiritual life. The six friars drove up from Bedford, N.H. and moved in on June 24 to found the first Canadian Marytown on the site.. - The flying of the two flags this week is doubly symbolic. The American friars will welcome their first Cana - MAKING DO Franciscan friar Bro. Bob Eck changes shoes in his temporary sleeping quarters behind the pews in the old St. Peter's Church. Six friars have moved in to esioblish a monastery: Mail strike causes cash flow The mail strike is having an adverse effect on the Exeter PUC's cash flow. Manager Hugh Davis in- formed the June meeting of the com- mission that at present $41,000 in bill- ing is outstanding. Last year in the same period the figure was $11.000. Davis said the discount period has beep extended until the end of June for out-of-town bills, explaining "we hate to penalize someone when so- meone else is the cause of the grief". The Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board is also ex periencing grief. A letter from the Dublin office outlined a continuing problem with mail service. The board has been paying an average of $40 in penalties per bill because statements invariably arrive after the discount period. However, they were baffled when an arrears notice mailed May 26 was delivered the following day. Davis recommended that the PUC accede to the board's request for an extension of the discount date. He said this privilege is already extended to Bell Telephone, the department of highways. the ministry of the environ- ment, the Ontario Housing Corpora- tion and both Exeter Public School and MIDI'S. Commissioners approv- ed a motion ,giving the separate schools the same extension. Davis allayed Commissioner Harry De Vries' concern that seniors might ask for similar treatment by pointing out that ' s niors are the cream of our customers". Secretary Marilyn Sillery spoke up to say that many pick --up their PUC bill at the post office and head straight over to the PUC to pay 11. Davis told commissioners that lightning "does strike twice in the same place. A 50 -foot pole carrying a 27,010 volt line and a low -voltage 4,160 line located at Highway 83 and the railway tracks to serve the canning factory was hit during a recent elec- trical storm. Thispole,was a replace- ment for one hit by lightning last. year. More on the inside problem "This is getting costly", Davis said. as thepole replacement will be ap- proximately $1,000, and three lightn- ing arrestors will be an additional $6-700 each. The lightning this time also entered the street lighting system and caus- ed considerable damage. This Will push up the town's maintenance charges. Davis is meeting with a lightning expert this week to see what can be done to protect equipment and pre- vent similar occurrences in the future. Other demands on the budget in- clude changing the transformer.. banks at the Big 0 and Exeter Pro- duce to give both companies addi- tional load. The pointing of the brickwork on the PUC building was also more exten- sive than anticipated, and the hedge at the back made the setting up of the scaffolding more difficult. The acid wash will be applied on Sunday when there is least danger of people and cars from drift. in a discussion about providing. water service to the industrial land along Highway 83 purchased by Ex - ter, commissioners agreed to provide water service to the lot lines at no charge to property owners by exten- ding the main along a proposed ser- vice road. Any additional costs for boring would be paid by the property owners. The PUC will ask the town for a pro rata share of any profits when the water service, storm and sanitary, sewers and a road are installed and the lots sold; The PUC will proceed with a water distribution system rehabilitation needs study which will examine such factors as location, size, age, condi- tion and consumption of the Exeter water and sewage systems. Davis ex - pec& that a MOE grant of 53.percent will pick up part of the cost of the study, leaving I he PUC to pay $6,392. The commission will also act on the Please turn to page 3 * Blyth ploy given good review 7 * Better records lauded at Biddulph 10 * Playhouse officially opens July 1 6A * GB priest given farewell cosh 7A * Jack Riddell aids pork producers 16A AREA GRADE S GRAD PHOTOS THROUGHOUT r dian postulant this month. Father David Ladislaus Przed- wiecki OF M, who heads the third order Franciscan community, was in- vited by London Bishop John Sherlock to continue the tradilon orworship in St. Peter's by restoring the building for use as a novitiate and house of studies. Before moving to Canada, Father David was also in contact with Sister Delores Brisson, who is, in charge of` the St. Francis and -St. (Tare guest houses for the homeless on Wharn- cliffe Road. The friars duties will in- clude assisting Sister Delores in her work. They are already in her debt. The friars were greeted with a big welcome sign when they pulled their rented 22 -foot L' -haul containing all their collective possessions•and the furnishings for the church up to the hack door. Sister Delores had smooth- ed their arrival by organizing a work crew of nuns to clean up the dust. debris and dirt that had accumulated overthe past decade when the only in- habitants of St. Peter's were birds and other wildlife. (St. Francis would not have begrudged those tenants their squatter's rights. Another gift from the thoughtful sisters was six cots complete with sheets and pillows waiting for the weary travellers in the space at the back of the pews. "We just flipped cin the electricity - and we were home", -Father David enthused. The friars are cheerfully coping with their rather primitive temporary living conditions. A make -shift kit- chen has been set up in the foyer. Visitors are ushered in ivith a warmth as real as the immediately pro[erred -cup of coffee hot out of the microwave: The fact there is no water supply on the property posed a problem. but not for long. Faith in God's provident*' was not misplaced, Neighbour Barry.- Knip, a member of a Dutch Reform- ed congregation. soon parked a tanker truck of the essential liquid beside the church. Father David's eyes twinkled as he quoted from Mat- thew 10:42""Whoever gives to one oI 1 say to you, he shall not lose his these little ones even a cup of cold reward". Ile calculates that 5.0(K) water because he is a disciple, truly. Please turn to page 3 AT PRAYERS Franciscan Brothers Joachim Munn (left) and Marian Zywczyk worship in St. Peter's Church, now a monastery chapel. MODEL — Father David Ladislaus Przedwiecki, head of a group of Franciscans establishing a monastery at St. Perer's Church, stands beside a statue of St. Maximillian Kolbe, who died in Auschwitz. He • holds a reliquary containing some of the saint's whiskers. , Record number established with 23 scholars at SHDHS It's amazing! That was the comment of South Huron District High School prinic- pal Bruce Shaw when he announc- ed Monday that 23 graduating grade 13 students had attained Ontario Scholar status. The principal continued, "While DAVE DOUGALL , it's amazing, it's probably not unex- pected considering this year's stu- dent council and intramural reps were so enthusiastic instilling an ex- cellent school spirit." Shaw concluded, "This has to be a. record and is more than double the yearly average. Normally a prin- cipal could be concered with stan- dards, but past records show our students going on to university have done very well. More than JO per- cent of this year's class are heading to university".. Winners of the Moncur Scholar- ship as the top male and female students were Dave Dougall with a percentage of 92.4 percent and Ruth Ann Essery with a mark of 92 per- cent. Dave is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Dougall, RR 3 Exeter and Ruth Anne is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Essery, RR 1, Centralia. The two top students placed in the same order in grade 12 and Dave Dougall headed his class in all five years of his high school career. The other 21 Ontario Scholars listed in alphabetical order are David Balsdon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary- Balsdon. Exeter; Ken Boersma, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter - [3oersma, RR 1. Exeter: Christine Coates. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. - Paul Coates. RR 1 Centralia; Peter Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Cook, Hensall : John Farwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Farwell. Zurich; Dave Gratton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Grattan. Grand Bend; Denis Hartman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hartman. RR 3. Zurich; Kolty Johns. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johns. RR 3, Exeter; Tim Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Long, Exeter; Patti Love, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Love, Grand Bend; Mary Martens. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Martens, RR 2, Grand Bend; Angela Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .Joseph Miller. RR 1 Dashwood; Jeff Miller. son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller, RR 1 Woodham; Brigette Newton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Newton, Exeter; Lee O'Rourke. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don O'Rourke, RR 3, Dashwood; Sheila Regier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Regier. RR 3, Zurich; Stacy Sommerville. daughter of Mr. and • David Balsdon Ken Boersmo Denis Hartman Kelly Johns Peter Cook i. Lisa DePloncke. Tim Long Patti love Mrs. 'Phomas Sommerville. Cen- tralia: Kristen Stephan. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Stephan. Zurich: Darren 'Finney. son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne 'I'inney. Exeter and Marc Winters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Winters, RR 3 Exeter. RUTH ANN ESSERY Christine Coates Mary Martens Brigette Newton lee O'Rourke Sheila Regier Stacy Somerville Kristen Stephan John Farwell Angela Miller Darren Tinney 1 Dove Gratton i Jeff Miller Marc Winters