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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-02-03, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, February 3, 1988 I,. IN APPRECIATION- .Exeter, PUC commissioner Murray Greene (centre) was presented with a golf bag in -ap- preciation of 25 years of service to the Exeter PUC and the district association. Making the presentation were Mayor Bruce Shaw (left) and commissioner Harry De Vries. - PUC. chairrnan, rewarded for 25 years of service PUC chairman Murraye Greene was presented with a golf bag at the regular January meeting of the commission as a token of apprecia- tion for -25 years service, not only to the Exeterutility but to the dis-' trict and provincial associations as well. Cot_htnissioners agreed to extend __the -discount eligibility date of the SAAN department store, The Twins Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet and the Exeter Valumart to - the 27th of each month. - PUC manager Hugh Davis explained that all SAAN bills were sent first to Winnipeg, The Twins bills went initially to Waterloo, and Valumart bills were picked up by courier and taken to Toronto before being returned to Exeter. The PUC has extended the same courtesy to seven other customers. Davis asked for guidance in an- te concerning Ecom any that is now in receivership. He said he had been called a number of times, and offered varying figures -as settlement of the amount owing for hydro: -_Davis said the PUC; as a preferred creditor, was second in line to the secured creditors. He. added that he would want to see a statement of the company's assets and liabilities before he could make any decision. He pointed out that "if we settle for 50 percent, the next guy may take 100 percent." Mayor Bruce Shaw suggested the commission should -"hang tough". Commissioner ,Harry De Vries agreed, saying "We want it all". Davis reported three water main breaks in a 10 -day period, two on Sanders and one at. the corner of Carling and Victoria Streets. _He said one break cost $1,000 to repair. Two backhoes had to dig through two feet of frost. Davis blames the breaks -on -lie icy cold water coming from the - tower, as the pipes are below the frostlinc. He calculates the water is at -the freezing point in cold weath- er. He noted that there were fewer breaks with the old 35,00Q -gallon tank, adding the water tower holds 333,000 gallons. Commissioners agreed with Da- vis' suggestion that the wages of the man who cleans the offices and sweeps and shovels the sidewalk be raised. The rate of $160 per month for cleaning, which has not been ad- justed since 1981, was upped to $170. The. weekly stipend for sweeping the sidewalk each morn- ing was increased $5 to 45, and the weekly pay for shovelling during the. four winter months goes from $60 to $65. Although the official audit figures -will not be in until next month, Davis said that due to an increase in the cost of purchasing powcr from Ontario Hydro, the Exctcr PUC sold _--mere-kilowatt-hours-ink 98Ttta estimated, but made less profit than expected. . Three months for vandalism William Crawford, 410, Albert St., Exeter, was sentenced to a to- tal of three months in jail on two charges of breaking into and wil- fully damaging South Huron Dis- trict High School when he ap pcared before Judge R.G.E. Hunter in provincial court in Exeter on January 26. —.,,ccaw.ford-wes-giveirou • n for breaking into the school on November 25, 1986 and spraying the walls. Damage was estimated at $4,165 in the second break-in on February 27, 1987, and a two- month sentence was imposed for the latter. - • Judge Hunter acceded to Craw - ford's lawyer's request that the sen- tence be served under the temporary absence program, as Crawford is currently employed in Stratford.. An 18 -month probationary period will follow. ABCA plans water Why did your well go dry this summer? What are some of the re- cent trends regarding water quality? How docs agriculture affect the quality of water we drink? These are some of the questions that will be discussed at an upcoming infor- mation day. Thc Ausable Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority announced today that it will be hosting a Water Quality Information Day on Febru- ary 19, 1988., The event will be held at the South Huron Recreation Centre in Exeter. Six different top- ics will be presented between 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Negotiations at standstill Mayor Bruce Shaw said this week that negotiations. are at a standstill on a proposal to change the Huron police communications system. The five towns in the county have been involved in the present system for the past 10 years. It is operated out of Godcrich. The town of Wingham will be leaving the system by April 1 of this year and will be served by a similar.systcm in Hanover.. Shaw continued, "We are on record as .opposed to the present system and are waiting for deci- sions from the other towns. Local opposition is based pri- marily on the high costs or the present system. The Honourable Jack Riddell, Minister of Agriculture and Food will be the keynote speaker. This is a public information day so everyone is welcome. The Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority has decided to im- plement a fee system for adminis- tration of Fill Construction and Reporter to bowl for Shaw Although New York Ranger Dave Shaw will not be participat- ing in the February 14 Bowl for Millions bowlathon sponsored by the South Huron Big Brothers and - Sisters , he will be represented. In a letter this week, Shaw wrote, "The South Huron Big Brothers and Big Sisters organiza- tion is again sponsoring a fund drive with its annual bowlathon. This group of dedicated people has helped many young boys and girls who need another adult figure in their lives. Their effort is important and cer- tainly worthwhile. I hope that eve- ryone will get behind their one ma- jor fund-raising activity and bowl or support the bowlers on February 14. I am pleased that Mark Bisset of the T -A has agreed to stand in for me. Lots of strikes, Mark." The bowlathon will be held at the Town and Country Lanes in Zurich Sunday afternoon, February 14. Granton ByeMRS. E. SUMMERS At Si: Thomas Anglican Church Rev. Beverley Wheeler was cele- brant for the Holy Eucharist service assisted by Kayleen Roloson as server. The ministcr took her sermon from the Gospel of Mark Chapter I on the man with an evil spirit when Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. Jesus was not like the teachers of the law. He talked with authority. Lunch was served after the service in the church hall followed by the annual Vestry meeting. Rcv. Wheeler opened the meeting with prayer. Ethel Crouch was elected Vestry clerk. • Officers for the 1988 board are' Rector's warden Roy Moore; Pea 1 plcs Warden Richard Acres; Lay rep- resentative to Synod, Mrs. Kenneth Hodgins; Lay substitute Mrs. Ross Wcstman; Youth Observer, Kayleen 'Roloson; treasurer, Jim Hodgins; Board of Management, Kenneth Hodgins, Derwyn Beatson, Percy Hodgins, Irene Roloson, Ethel Crouch, Muriel Lewis, Joe French, Jim Hodgins, Marlene French. Sun- day School superintendent Deanna Beatson. At Granton United Church, Rev. Bruce Pierce was in charge of the morning worship on Sunday morn- ing. He entitled his sermon "Understanding the Providence of God" and took.as his scripture Gen- esis 45 Verses 1 to 15. In the chil- dren's time, he asked them if they knew what a bow and arrow was. • info day Alteration to Waterways regula- tions. The information provided under these regulations is a service to the user advising them of potential hazards including flooding, erosion and unstable soils of property which they own or may wish to own. Since 1984,, the Authority has been charging the cost of adminis- tering this program against its gen- eral levy without any charge to the user. This past year resulted in a 100 percent increase in demand for this service and as a result the situation had to be re-evaluated. All applications pursuant to this Ontario regulation will have an ad- ministration fcc of S200 payable at the time of application. Inquiries by lawyers, real estate offices as well as professional and private companies and individuals will cost $20 and also payable at the time of inquiry. ONLY ONE MISHAP Officers of the Exeter police de- partment were called on to investi- gate only one motor vehicle acci- dent this week. It occurred Wednesday at the in- tersection of Highways 4 and 83 and involved vehicles driven by Rob Bilcke, Hensel) and Barry Jef- frey, Exeter. Both vehicles were stopped at the lights on Highway 83. The Jeffrey vehicle reversed to make room for a turning truck and was struck by the Bilcke vehicle. Two accidents Crawford was also ordered to make restitution of $2,081.50 for the damage to the school. Terming Crawford's actions "vandalism of the worst kind", Judge Hunter said the sentence he imposed was to warn others that "the Exeter high school is off lim- its". David Vincent, 515 William St. Exeter, pleaded guilty to impaired driving. He was stopped on high- way 4 north of Exeter at 11:50 p.m.on December 4, 1987, by an OPP constable who had seen him roll through two stop signs in Hcnsall, and clocked him at speeds of up to 140 kph on the highway. He failed the ALERT tea, and the breathalyzer reading was 170. rncent was given six months to pay his fine of $750, and lost his driver's licence for 12 months. Donald R. Hall, Vanastra, plead- ed guilty to refusing to provide a breath sample or accompany police when stopped by police on general patrol in Huron Park. Halt was stopped on September 26 at 12:04 a.m. proceeding east - on Canada Ave. and through the stop sign at county road 21. At first Hall refused to take the ALERT test, saying he was con- cerned about AIDS. After a change of heart, four attempts provided no breath, and the fifth wasn't suffi- cient to disengage both lights in the apparatus. He was fined S750, given six months to pay, and had his driver's licence suspended for 12 months. - Bradley W. Fraser, Sarnia, plead- ed guilty to driving while impaired after failing the ALERT and pro- ducing readings of 140 and 150 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood after his vehicle was stopped at 10:43 p.m. on Jahuary 12, 1988 at High- way 4 and concession 15-16 in Ste- phen township because one head- light was out. He was fined 5750 with six months to pay, and his driver's licence was suspended for 12 Karl Brunner, Stanley township, pleaded guilty to 'causing a distur- bance by fighting in the Hcnsall Hotel on November 30, 1987, and to a charge of breaching a court or- der by going to the Queen St., Hcn- sall, apartment of Judy Clayton on January 16, 1988. Brunner's lawyer .said that in the second incident Brunner left quietly, without incident or threats. He sug- gested that, as Brunner had licen re- manded in custody since January 20, that was sufficient penalty for caus- ing a disturbance. Judge Hunter imposed a 5250 fine with 90 days to pay for the distur- bance, and 614 days consecutive for the breach of undertaking. The disposition of other charges was adjourned until February 29. Paul Broderick, 24, of Exeter, charges with arson in connection with local school fires that caused more than S2 million damage last year is to appear in Exeter provin- cial court May 10 for a preliminary hearing. • Teacher writes math text Picture the scene. The math teacherpulls a printed exercise from his teacher's manual, photo- copies it, and passes copies to each student. Cries of "Author, author" immediately- resound around the . classroom. SHDHS teacher Wally Webster takes a modest bow. That scene will be within the realm of possibility by September. That's when a combined teachers re- source manual and drill and exercise book written by Webster and pub- lished by Holt, Rhinehart and Wins- ton will be in a number of Grade 10 mathematics classes across Canada. Webster came directly from Alt - house in 1974 to -teach math to grades nine, 11 and 13 at the Exctcr highschool. He.was appointed to a two-year term from 1984 to 1986 as the first part-time intermediate math coordinator for grades seven and up by the Huron Board. In that job he bccame known in math circles through organizing workshops for teachers, and representing the coun- ty while acting as liaison with UWO and Fanshawe ollege_com- minces. - In October of '86 Webster was contacted by a salesman from Holt Rhinehart and Winston and asked to submit a sample three pages for a proposed book of drill and applica- tion masters to be used by teachers in conjunction with the Holtmath 10 textbook for students. Webster completed the project by the following April. While attend- ing an Ontario Association of Mathematics Educators (OMEA), he was asked if he would be interested in writing a teacher's resource man- ual to accompany the first book. He worked throughout the summer, and finished the first draft by Sep- tember. The two books were com- pleted between December '86 and December '87, with the help of his wife Lois, who did all the typing. The publishers then decided to combine the exercise book and the manual into one hefty tome. Web- ster expects to sec the manual on display at the OMEA conference in Niagara Falls in May. According to Webster, Holt; Rhinehart and Winston sell more textbooks in the US and the Canadi- an west than they do in Ontario. In this province, the choice of text- books is made at the individual school level. The grade 10 teacher's manual was designed by the author to be appli- cableranywhere in Canada. Thc text had to meet Ontario education mini- stry guidelines as well as the criteria for the other nine provinces. Geo- graphical locations and ethnic names from all parts of the country have been used. Webster confessed that he also used the first names of various relatives and friends, to their delight. Many of the concrete ma- nipulation activities and group and individual projects have already been tried out in math classes at SHDHS. Only two reportable accidents were investigated this week by offi- _, eers of the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. A vehicle driven by Eugene Garri- son of London went out of control Wednesday on Highway 4, east of Exeter while attempting to pass a slower vehicle. Only minor damage was sustained when the vheicle en- tered the ditch. Saturday, vehicles operated by Hans Haytcr, RR 2 Wingham and Catherine Walper, RR 2 Dashwood collided- on Highway 4 with severe damage to both vehicles. A third mishap which occurred Saturday in Hay township involved a 15 year-old. During the week officers respond- ed to 29 general occurrences. They laid three impaired driving charges, issued three driving suspensions of 12 hours each and laid 53 charges under the Highway Traffic Act. Contents consist of the masters of 90 pull-out exercises, objectives, how to use the book, an explana- tion of the exercise solutions, com- mon difficulties and alternative teaching strategies. Teachers can use the masters of . the exercises in their classrooms without the accompanying student textbooks. Webster received a cash payment for the first section of the book, and will be paid on a royalty for the lat- ter part of the manual. "I'll never retire on the money", Webster revealed, "It's been a good experience for me. I pulled out a lot of new ideas, and incorporated what worked for me. The enjoy- ment of writing the tcxt was my greatest reward." AUTHOR - SHDHS math teacher Wally Webster holds the manuscript to the exercise and resource manual he wrote to 90 with Holt Rhinehart and Winston's grade 10 math text. 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