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AFTER THE PLAY - Jillian Pally (back left) Melinda Hovius and Stephanie Hovius took time during the Dash-
wood Industries Christmas party to pose with Shaundra Grove, Meghan Smith, Nick Longstaff, Rhonda Vosding
and Allison Reynolds; who were part of the afternoon's entertainment, taking part in a presentation by the Lon-
don-based KIDCO.
Children entertained at DI party
On Sunday, December 13 approx-
imately 300 children and their par-
ents gathered at South Huron Rec
Centre for their Christmas Party.
This year's entertainment was
brought to them by Kip Longstaff
and KIDCO, a theatre production
group from London.
The show is aimed at family audi-
ences and is entitled "Winter's Gift",
based on a story by Canadian writ-
..ers John Leach and Jean Rankin.
The script is an original musical
adapted by Kip Longstaff with mu-
sic by Marion Miller Wasse. The
company is comprised of profes-
sional actors and students in train-
ing at The Theatre School in Lon-
don. The show is comic and upbeat
and got us all into the Christmas
spirit. For those of you who weren't
there you can catch the show in
London at The Central Library Au-
ditorium (Queens Ave.) December
17, 18 and 21, 22, 23 at 7:30 p.m.
The activities took up much of a
full afternoon. Upon arrival each
child dropped off either a can of food
or a toy or an article of warm cloth-
ing, that they chose to donate to
Huron County's Christmas Bureau.
The idea behind this is so that
they not only have a great day, but
also help some of our less fortunate
neighbours have a great Christmas!
At about 1:30 p.m. the entertain-
ment began and when the perfor-
mance was finished everyone's
friend, Santa Claus, arrived. Once
the "little people" got a visit in
with Santa, they picked up a gift,
which had been wrapped and labelled
by Young Canada Ltd. staff's help.
As they got ready to say goodbye,
on their way out we presented -each
ct,1d with a stocking filled with all
kinds of goodies.
We then packed up any stockings
and gifts not distributed and took
them, along with the donations.
brought in by the children, to the
Exeter Pentecostal Church, where
they will be sorted and distributed
by their Church group, whom we
must say "do a terrific job!"
If we could imagine as we sit
around Christmas morning with our
families and reflect on this day of
joy, then at this time we might also
Hydro rep
at Stanley
David Grant, a community rela-
tions officer with Ontario hydro at-
tended a November session of Stan-
ley Township council to bring
councillors up to date on the
progress of the transmission line
that is to be built through their mu-
nicipality. Topics such as ease-
ments and right-of-ways onto prop-
erty were discussed. Grant
explained that narrow -based towers
will be used on farm land to mini-
mize the amount of space taken up.
Wide -based towers will only be used
in bush areas where farm land is not
jeopardized.
Councillors were concerned about
road damage from heavy vehicles, as
the township has recently spent
one-quarter million dollars to pave
the Goshen. They were assured that
Ontario Hydro will do everything
possible to minimize damage to the
environment. Grant promised that
anything Ontario Hydro damages
will be repaired, replaced or
"restored to original or better condi-
tion".
According to Keith Gilbert, the
construction contact officer who is
acting as liaison between Ontario
Hydro and property owners in this
area, surveying and soil sampling
are still being carried out. Tree -
clearing along the right-of-way from
Willow Creek to south of the Bay-
field Rivcr'is scheduled- to begin in
mid-February. Half of the entire
distance through Stanley is expected
to be cleared during the winter of
1988.
Work ori tower foundations, as-
sembly and installation will begin
after spring break-up, depending on
soil conditions. The proposed date
for power circulation is mid-1990.
Grant will return to report to
council in the spring.
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realize that sonlewhere close by, a
family whom, not by choice, have
been less fortunate, will experience
this same feeling of joy with our
help. -
Because of the Christmas Bureau
Campaign in Huron County, chil-
dren will be smiling everywhere on
Christmas morning as Santa has
truly come to their home.
Carol Ross
Dashwood Industries
228-6624
Ext. 222
Stanleyagrees with changes
The Brucefield fire department's
proposed 1988 budget was discussed
at a November session of Stanley
.Tbwnship council. Among the
suggested expenditures were addi-
tional uniform coats, bunker suits,
knee and hip boots and steel cylin-
ders, and an estimated $;,000 to
have the pumper checked, safety
checked and any necessary repairs
made. Stanley councillors will
meet with Tuckersmith council to
discuss the budget.
Reeve Clarence Rau gave a brief
summary of some proposals that
had been drawn up by Clinton chief
Fred Lobb, county coordinator for
mutual aid, after consultation
among the chiefs of the 15 fire de-
partments in the county.
The fire chiefs are looking ahead
to more complicated rescues if and
when bigger trucks, and large and
cumbersome pieces of farm equip-
ment arc involved in accidents. Un-
der the proposals, whicb Lobb pre-
sented to the executive committee
of county council, the six fire de-
partments that do not yet have the
basic rescue kit recommended by the
Ontario Firc Marshal's office would
take advantage of available grants to
acquire the equipment.
The proposal also suggests that
the Exeter, Clinton and Wingham
departments purchase heavy-duty
rescue equipment such as hydraulics
and air bags. The three were chosen
because of their central location.
The local department would respond
initially to an accident within its ju-
risdiction, and one of the three cen-
tres would be called in if the heavy-
duty equipment was needed.
The proposal has been accepted in
principle by all the county fire de-
partments, and Lobb is now await-
ing the decision of the full county
council. Once this approval is re-
ceived, the fire marshals office will
be asked to prepare the proper docu-
ments to apply for partial funding
from the province. The grant appli-
cation has to be in by February.
"This is a great opportunity to in-
crease our ability to respond to farm
and industrial accidents in future",
Lobb said in a later interview.
Clerk Mel Graham reported to
council that the final installment
date for 1987 taxes has passed and
17 percent of the final installment is
still outstanding. He noted that 7.5
percent of the interim installment is
also outstanding. Notices were sent
out to all property owners who had
not paid their taxes by the end of
the month.
In other business during the No-
vember meetings, the municipality
called for quotes for a hydrogeologi-
cal survey on their landfill site.
The ministry of the environment ac-
cepted Stanley's first choice, Trow
Hydrology Associates, Brampton,
to do the job for $8,200, then de-
ducted $1,200 from this amount as
the township will take the soil sam-
ples.
The zoning bylaw was amended
on property owned by Corrine Da-
vis on part lot 5, concession LRW
to permit an addition to an existing
cottage.
The Ausable Bayfield Conserva-
tion Authority is engaged in flood
and erosion risk mapping for the
Lake Huron Shoreline. With a 90
percent grant available for the pro-
gram, Stanley's share of the erosion
risk mapping is $1,908, plus $775
for the shoreline process study.
Varna and Goshen minister Rev.
Stan. Parker attended the inaugural
meeting on December 7 to give
councillors some words of guidance
for the coming year.
At the December meeting a bylaw
was passed officially naming the
first road north of Clinton (at
Haugh Tire) Dinsley Terrace.
Council also agreed to install two
additional street lights in Varna on
Vienna st.
Bill Weekes dies
A former resident of Exeter, Wil-
liam Henry Weekes died suddenly at
his home in Courtenay, British Co-
lumbia on November 22 after suf-
fering a heart attack.
He was the son of Dr. William
Weekes who practiced medicine in
Exeter for many years.
Bill Weekes attended public and
high school in Exeter and served in
the Royal Canadian Air Force where
he obtained the rank of Captain.
After his retirement in 1947 he
worked as a desk clerk with the
Washington Inn from 1975 until
August of this year.
He is survived by his wife Olga
of Courtenay, daughter Jancen Ober -
ski of Brampton and a son Richard
of C.F.B. Shearwater of Dartmouth,
Nova Scotia.
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