Times-Advocate, 1987-12-30, Page 15Looking back at
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Award by Lord - Robert Baden-
Powell.
Plans for a new SAAN store on
Exeter's Main Street were confirmed
by G.K. Realty.
June 3
Exeter Public School principal
Jim Chapman -retired.
Ontario Hydro won its battle to
put a $427 million hydro corridor
through this area.
The first strawberry harvest of the
year was ready at a record early date
due to heatwave.
Exeter finished third behind rival
towns Walkerton and Hanover in its
first try in the Fitness Challenge.
June 10
The Clandeboye Women's Insti-
tute celebrated its 80th anniversary.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church celebrated its centennial.
Athletes of the year were honored
at SJIDHS.
Special Olympics were held at
SHDHS for handicapped children.
• June 17'
Beth Sweeney was chosen as Hen-
sall Spring Fair Queen.
They body of Bill Daters, missing
since April 25, was finally recov-
ered from Lake Huron.
The total 'value of building per-
mits issued in the month of May
set a new record for Exeter at
$1,032,416.
Mischief and damage to private
property showed the largest increase
in criminal activity in\the Exeter
police's annual report.
June 24
The Huron County Board of Edu-
cation reached an early contract
settlement with the teachers, main-
tenance workers, and clerical staff,
bringing the average salary of a sec-
ondary school teacher to $45,483.
Captain Mark Phillips, husband
of H.R.H. Princess Anne visited the
Special Ability f iding Institute
near Arva.
The South Huron Hospital operat-
ing budget was declared healthy
with a year-end surplus of $78,938.
July 1
The Franciscan Friars of Mary Im-
maculate have established a Monas-
tery at St. Peter's Roman Catholic -
Church on • Highway 4, south of
Centralia.
A record number of 23 Ontario
Scholars were named at South Hu-
ron District High School.
Residents at the Villa celebrated
Nursing Home Week.
Biddulph township lauded by the
auditor for improvement in record
keeping.
Dashwood seniors Shirley and
Stan Preszcator won a gold medal in
euchre at the Tri County Senior
Games and Flo Murray and Marie
Gelinas .of Zurich wer first place
winners in bridge. TonKH pole of
Grand Coves Estates won a gold
medal in table tennis.
Mark Bisset joins the T -A staff a( -
a sports reporter.
Rev. Deborah Carter is inducted at
Centralia and Zion West United
churches.
Commodore Peter Englert and
crew won the Grand Bend "100"
yacht race.
Stanley township taxes rise 6.1
mills.
Retiring Exeter Public School
principal Jim Chapman delivers his
36th and final graduation speech.
July 8
Tuckersmith reeve Bob Bell an-
nounces he will be a candidate for
warden of I lu on in 1988.
Huron mayors look at possibili-
ties of getting policing services
froth th, ' 'PP.
Ccntci., t celebrations at Our
'y of Mount Carmel Church were
very successful.
Exeter council votes to request
more nursing home beds at the Vil-
ma.
A brief from Exeter council urges
stronger local focus in county struc-
tures.
Buses carry 600 persons from Hu-
ron to the July 1 Huron County Day
at the Blue Jays.
Terry Pickering of Shipka wins
$57,568 in Lotto 649.
Grand Bend council hears com-
plaints of Burgerfest weekend.
July 15
Arca township reeves tackle Exeter
mayor Bruce Shaw for his proposal
to secede from county council and
build a moat around the town.
Sgt. Kevin Short leaves the Exeter
police department to begin a four-
year business and law program at
UWO.
Stephen township gets new an-
swering service for fire calls.
Exeter BIA chairman Karen Pfaff
is named a director of the Ontario
Business Improvement Area Asso-
ciation.
London -Middlesex MP Terry
Clifford wins his battle to keep Lu -
can and Biddulph in his riding.
A Dutch choir touring Canada
stopped in at the home of Jack Van
Bussel, near Elginfield.
Hensall taxes rise by 5.8 percent.
Lucan gets approval to obtain
water from the Lake Huron system.
Local 18 year-old golfer Rob Bi-
leski' wins the annual Les Thomas
London and district junior ,golf
championship.
Murray Lee was honoured as Dis-
trict Deputy Grand Master of Ma-
sons for South Huron District.
The Huron library promotes talk-
ing books.
July 22
Hensall and District Co -Operative
celebrates 50 years of service to
area fanners.
Julie Steeper's Twin B wins the
1988 Ailsa Craig turtle race.
The master plan for the corridor
between MacNaughton Park in Ex -
ter and Morrison Dam was released.
Five students from Huron Cen-
tennial School at Brucefield won
prizes in a poster contest highlight-
ing National Wildlife Week.
Mike Neil struck out 18 batters
as the Exeter Express defeated
Thomdalc 7-4.
The Exeter Co -Op juniors were
finalists in a baseball tournament
in Shelburne.
Scott Coolman impresses with
his bicycle stunts.
July 29
Sybren DcBoer and his Syfilco
company first to produce net wrap
in North America.
Grand Bend council learns of. a
$23,000 surplus for 1986.
Regional 4-H conference at Cen-
tralia College attracts 70 young
people. •
Julie Consitt was named Queen
of the 1987 Zurich Fall Fair.
Dorothy Reynolds of Exeter. wins
$50,000 on an instant Lucky
Match 3 ticket.
Santa Claus comes' to Birch Bark
park near Grand Bend.
August 5
Liberal Jack Riddell, Conserva-
tive Nico Peters and NDP Paul
Klopp arc the candidates for the
September 10 provincial election.
Colleen Miller, RR 1, Dashwood
was killed in an accident in Hay
township.
South Huron Hospital wins an
achievement award from the Health
Care Occupational Health and Safe-
ty. Association.
Best Things in Life feature the
annual Fricdsburg Days in Dash-
wood.
Laurie Forrester was named Dash-
wood Friedsburg Days Queen for
1987.
Tuckersmith Telephone System
switches to digital system.
Funds to aid injured Middlesex
farmer Paul Grose have reached
$64,000.
Paul Charrette, a valuable mem-
ber of the Exeter Minor Hockey
Association leaves for a new busi-
ness position in Montreal.
Dave Scatchard ann in 's expan-
sion plans at the Ual wood Inn at
Grand Bend.
Ruth and Ted Insley retire from
the Woodham general store.
August 12
Bill McLean of Exeter attends the
41st reunion of the First Special
Serivce Force Parachute Unit.
Premier David Peterson attends a
Huron Liberal barbecue at the farm
of Agriculture Minister Jack Rid-
dell.
Constable Jim Barnes resigns
from the Exeter police department.
Pollution notices were posted by
mistake on the beach at Grand
Bend.
Plans are underway for a photo
archives at the Lambton Heritage
Museum.
Antique vehicles were featured at
the Lambton Heritage Museum.
The Soer family from Holland
moves to a 300 acre farm , near
Dashwood.
August 19
The South Huron Rcc Centre
board is troubled with high costs.
Shannon Brennan is named Credi-
ton Summcrfest Junior Miss.
Damian Solomon , a SHDHS
teacher for 22 years moves to Ot-
tawa and a position with the Cana-
dian Teachers Federation.
South Huron Junior Farmers
sponsor a successful breakfast at
Thames Road United Church.
Hayter Turkey Farms at Dash-
wood expand to a processing plant
and retail store.
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August 26
Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw is
granted a six week leave of ab-
sence.
Stephen township raises rates for
false fire alarm calls.
Huron candidates debate election
issues in Londesboro.
MPP Andy Brandt was guest
speaker at a Huron Conservative
Association picnic at the Exeter
the year
Golf and Country Club.
Justin Merner of Zurich wins a
gold and sterlin* silver belt buckle
at a horse show in Wooster, Ohio.
Huron county will get a new Ag
office in Clinton.
Zurich's 22nd annual Bean Festi-
val is the most successful ever.
Brad Mann of Kippen was high
Canadian in the Grand America.Trap
Shoot at Vandalia, Ohio.
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September 2
Exeter and Usborne public
schools and Exeter Co -Op fertilizer
plant are heavily damaged by fire.
Students at the two schools go
back to classes on time. •
The new A&1-1 EMA Food Mar-
ket operated by the Holtzmann fam-
ily is officially opened.
Lieury native Derwin Hodgins
pitches a no-hitter for Sarnia Ran -
NEW BEAVERS - Under the leaders,1'ip-of-Steve Ray, eight new beavers have been added to the ranks of the
First Exeter Beavers Colony A. Back row: Adam, Johns ((left)), Brent Armstrong Steve Ray, Shaun Lynn, Scott .
Giffillan. Front row: Chris Oestreicher (left), Nathan Kraftcheck, Greg Ray, and Shane Czypyha.
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Fastball championships in Calgary.
Rain washes out the annual Sand-
castle Days at Grand Bend.
Huron Hockey School at the Ste-
phen arena attracts NHL celebrities.
The annual Crops Update was
held at Centralia College.
Big "0" and Andex expand facili-
ties.
- Good weather features the Mid-
dlesex plowing match held on the
Dietrich farms, near Lucan.
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