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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-09-19, Page 1 (2)Weather Excellent weather con- ditions brought the largest crowd in years to Saturday's Kirkton Fall fair. Secretary Audrey Bearss in estimating the attendance at 1,500 said gate receipts were close to twice as much as in 1978. Mrs. Bearss attributed the good crowd to ram Thursday and Friday which stalled harvesting and allowed many farmers to attend. The fair opened at noon with one of the best parades in years headed by the Mitchell Legion band, majorettes from London and Ki rkton and the Shriners Motorcycle Corps. Prizes for the . best decorated floats were won by the Kirkton Women's Institute, the Kirkton- smiles at KirktQn Woodham Optimists and the were entered by Jeff 4-H tractor club. La mond and Shawn Ross and Paton Con- McNaughton. struction and AG Farm The fair was officially Equipment entered the best opened by president Burns commercial floats and Blackler, MP Bill Jarvis and decorated car awards went MPP's Hugh Edighoffer and to the Kirkton Market, Jack Riddell. Lee Paul was Collectors Shop and the K -W master of ceremonies. Winter Carnival. The afternoon pet show Cindy and Paula Tazier was a success with animals won in a comic vehicle and of all .sizes and colours the Optimist car was second. participating. Winning with Winning as best dressed their cats were Beth horse and rider were Sandy Williams, Melissa Wilhelm Stephens, Donna Rae Lang and Shawna Hendry. and Denise Lang. Taking prizes in the small Best decorated bike dog section were Janet awards went to Theresa Hendry, Sarah Ross and Jill Broers, Jody Horne and Burgin and Sherry Morning, Greg Blackler and the best Laurie Bibby and Debbie clowns were the Coward Angus won with their big family. Bob Doupe and pooches: partner and the Mowing Unusual pet prizes were twins. the best junior fl ats won by,Monty Steele, Chris Weernink and Debbie Angus. Mrs. Lorne Fell was named senior Baking champion and junior honours went to Sandy Williams, Sandy was crowned by Mrs. Stuart Smale, district 8 director. Joan Ross was the Teens sewing Queen and Mrs. Tom Hern won an award for the best overall quilt at the fair. Winners in the arm wrestling competition were John Ulch, Murray Park, Joyce Bickell and Marilyn Robinson. In flower exhibits Doris Jones was the winner with 15 red ribbons. Following closely were Elsie Burgin and Mrs. Tom Hern. Winning prizes for house plants were Rosalin Switzer and Nancy Traut. Liz Selves was the winner in class 44 in ladies', men's and children's wear and Rosemary Schaefer won in were Ron Gettke and Bill class 45 and shared Stephens. Bruce Ross was Christmas decoration the best junior driver and honours with Louise Young. Betty Ross won the ladies Sheila Miller, Dashwood driver class driving Ken won tbe most points for Duncan's team. canned fruits and The Saturday night dance vegetables. with Roger Quick supplying In field crop competitions, the music was a booming Gerald Poel won in wheat, success with the"Sold Out" Gary Nairn was best in sign being posted at 10:30 beans and Bill Arthur was p.m. the corn winner. Secretary Audrey Bearss Ken Bearss won the Jas. B. said success of the fair was Bryan special for the most due to the fine work of all points in grains and seeds. directors and "great co - In school competitions in operation from everyone in addition to Sandy Williams Kirkton, Woodham and winning the baking crown, surrounding areas." Larissa Dykes was best in In the annual 4-1-1 com- crafts and Danny Scott won petitions. Robert Weersink in fruit and vegetables. showed the champion senior In the heavy horse show. and overall dairy calf and Lorne Ross was the winner. Jeff Weersink was reserve in single wagohorse and and junior champ. best matched ten. The senior reserve winner Taking the uni orn hitch was Janet Hartwick and the and tandem team specials junior reserve champion was Jack Broers. The beef club top steer was entered by Heather Bilyea and Bruce Ross was the reserve champ. In heifers, Bruce Ross was first and Aubrey Ross second. s In showmanship, the dairy winners were Jane Simpson and Janet Hartwick while Tim Walker and Bruce -Ross were The beef winners. Swine showmanship titles were taken by David and Steven Spence. David also took the swine project and David Blackler was second. The horse club cham- pionship was won by Janet Westdrop and she was also chosen as the overall 4-H club winner. Heather Bilyea was second in the horse club. In field crop competitions, Mike and Paul Brine were the white bean winners and Wayne Denham and Kirk Blackler were best in corn. JUNIOR BAKING QUEEN — Honours of being the junior baking Queen at Saturday's Kirkton Fall Fair went to Sandy Wd4ams Above she is being congratulated by Mrs Stuart Smaie of St Marys ladies director for district 8 of the On- tario Agricultural Societies T -A photo Ames dvocate Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One hundred and Seventh Year & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 19, 1979 Price Per Copy 25 Cents Exeter's 125th fall fair PRIZE PUMPKINS John Arthur gets a close look at a day's Kirkton Fall Fair couple of prize pumpkios at Satur- T•A photo • LOTS OF KIDS — Showing Monty Steele and Susan and Span the century a set of triplet goats at the Kirkton Fall Fair Steven Selves. Saturday were T -A photo New courses at night school Several new courses are being offered at the night school program. for South Huron District High School this year, two of which cover a time gap of well over a century. Added to the course and reflecting modern technology is computer science, while at the other end bf the scale is the age old art df chair caning. Former SHDHS teacher' Joe Creech, now a resident of St. Marys, will be instructing the latter, while Willard - Longowill teach the computer • Mobe- inc of anot r new couurrsge,4 mathematics of investment. Either course can be taken for credit or noncredit. SHDHS principal J.L. Wooden explained that the cOrtututer sttldies'400 is an ••Mt?i ftic i ry.. available for credit to students who have suc- cetsfully completed any other computer . course, or who are currently enroled in any computer course. Ile said the course should be of interest to students who are graduating from secondary school and plant_ post secondary education in the social sciences or the humanities or anyone in- terested in a general knowledge about computers from a user, rather than a programming viewpoint. The school has three small computers and the course will include a general ap- proach to , computer operation and the in- teractions of various com- yponente_ in a computer-. • • brQst,sif the c&1116 will be devoted to ging existing programs in solving problems . and or analyzing on `income tax effects of different investment strategies. The whole range of investments is covered, with emphasis on the most .-cootnrcon and-practicaLgnes..-._ A complete list of night school courses is contained in an advertisement and they will commence in the week of October 1. Credit courses, which cover 75 hours, will cost. $30, while 20 -session courses are $25 and the 10 - session'. ones are $15. Any courses of fewer than 10 sessions is $10. Only those /courses with sufficient regi •• on.yiii-be =given and ' terested persons by calling the sthoof d'C� 0880., Among the other new • data. courses being offered are The mathematics -of in-* cake decorating with Joanne vestment course, which is a Bengough, creative writing cret t�4es_A pre- �:"ati'.,l;x =.l eovi�,,"-','-1 requisite ,of grade 12 math. beginners sign language It will bre primarily a with Marlene Taylor. Short practical approach to in- hand is: being offered after vestment with a close watch an absehce df some time. set for Plans are being finalized for the 125th edition of the Exeter Fall Fair. red by the Exeter tAtural Society it will g week -end at the Exeter fair grounds and the South Huron Rec Centre. The Rec Centre is being utilized for the Friday night show and the various and numerous exhibits. The Fair will be officially opened Friday night at 7.45 by Harold Lobb of Clinton,. director tor district '8 of the Ontario Agricultural Societies. He will be assisted by a number of area dignitaries . - The remainderof Friday's program will be occupied by a talent show and crowning of a variety of Queens and Princesses. One of the highlights will be the crowning of Miss Exeter Fair 1979. She will be crowned by last year's Police office cost set about 570,000 The anticipated cost of Exeter's new police station has been set at $70,000 and the architectural firm of David 'C. Stevens and Associate has been engaged to undertake the design. Monday night, council received a lengthy report from the special building committee and proceeded to give two readings to two bylaws to provide .for the construction and the borrowing of the ne•plf funds, as welt as d iiod:c�c t application to dispense with a vote of the electors on the matter. The tentative size of the building, which will be erected on a lot just west of the post office qn Sanders Strget will -be 2;000 square feet. However, some zoning changes will be required td facilitate the project and that matter has been turned over to the planning board for recommendation. It had been suggested that 'h police office be added as a permitted use in the 1 zone, but planning board member. .Doa 6ameroit kffagt+51ertiits_ week' it may be better to rezone the property as in- stitutional. In answer to a question from Deputy -Reeve Don MacGregor, Cameron said the zoning should be` changed to reflect the actual use as correctly as possible. Tenders will be called for the demolition of the hotlse on the property, which has beet purchased by the town for $44,000. this weekend winner Tracey Campbell. Queen contest organizer Alice MacLean reports that 12 area girls will be com- peting for Fair Queen honours. - Also crowned Friday night will be Queens and Prin- cesses in baking. sewing and flower division_ • Accident toll shows decline Following several weeks of extensive property damage and human injury on area highways, the accident toll took a welcome drop this, week with only two crashes. There was one minor in- jury. that occurring Friday when a vehicle driven by Robert Baker, Hensel!, 'left Highway 4 just south of the Kirkton Road and struck a fence and'two trees. A passenger, Bradley Coates. RR 1 Centralia. sustained minor injuries. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $2.500 by Constable Jack Straughan. The other accident was reported on , Monday, in- volving vehicles operated by Margaret Carroll. RR 1 Centralia. and Heide Kuschnik, RR 2 Camp- bellville. They collided on Highway 4 south of Exeter and damage was set at S150 by Constable Don Mason. -t Local jeweller Earl Campbell is .providing cash prizes totalling $100 for three persons 'holding lucky ad- mission tickets. Saturday's parade which will get underway at 12.30 p.m. for from the Frayne_ parking lot is expected to be one of the better in recent years with three bands in attendance. They are the Seaforth high school girls band, the Seaforth Dashwood community band and one representing the Shriners. A Saturday afternoon feature will be judging of -the Exeter Fair feeder calf club entries. The 13 calves will be sold at the public action at 3 p.m. - Other Saturday afternoon activities include a pony pull. the appearance of several old tractors and a steam engine and a meat cutting demonstration by Darling's IGA. Musical entertainment throughout Saturday af- ternoon will be provided by the Sunbursts of Elmira. A Saturday night dance at the South Huron Rec Centre will feature the music of ,country. Tickets are •currently being _sold for two lucky draws. The first is the Fair Board draw offering six prizes and the second is sponsored by the ladies division with three prizes. BACK TO OLDEN TIMES — At Saturday's Kirkton Fall Centaur garden tractor in the parade 5150,000 for downtown projects DUTCH RIDERS — Rudy and Teresa Broers dressed as a little Dutch boy 'and girt took part in the parade held in conjunction with Saturday's Kirkton Fall Fair'- TA photo co� have i 04116, Local man captures Hayes scholarship R • a- ` 9 4�ner, 1.27 -Ann and their involvement in with .officials -from the St., Exeter nd a fourth year..�;a?hletics or sports t'ralnt/1g at Ontario' Police Commission kinesiology student at the the university or in the to get ideas on what will be University of Waterloo has community. They were required in the new office. received a $150 award from established in memory of the Steps. have been taken to the Don Haynes Memorial late Prof. Don Hayes, a 4loctigpt o"ery facile-- _tor ward_ Fund. • specialist in sports medicine, the police. Nortfilatider ' ` '�' • "`...!Iti!..Itledd lly two yera Mobile Homes will provide a The Hayes awards are ago. 10 by 30' unit to be located,.made on the basis of Noel is the soft df Mr. and Please turn to page 3 students' academic standing Mrs. Bev. Skinner. Fair Dave Burgin piloted a 1 T A pho927to Tentative okay on loan There was both good and bad' news for the Faxeter Business Improvement Area this week. The good news was that the ministry of housing has approved in principle -a loan of $150.000 for the proposed Main St. revitalization program. The bad news was that the loan could put the town over its borrowing limits so that in feet the Ontario Municipal Ready plans at Dashwood Plans are continuing 'for the rebuilding of the Zion Lutheran Church at Dash- wood. The building was destroyed by fire after being struck by lightning in early April. Pastor Mayo Mellecke reported this week that the Waterloo architectural firm of Snider. Reichert and Marsh have already sub- mitted three sets_ of.proposed -finer plans and will de making a further report to a committee of the congregation this week We're narrowing down our choices," the minister said He indicated the new building is expected to cot in the neighborhood of 8250,000. No target date has yet_ been set for the start of the rebuilding project. nor has the plan for a fund raising drive. among the... congregation been finalized. - Donations' have been received nsfrom .slew ai congYLgajio'~'T4* the province .and also from Lutheran Life. a • - mutual insurance company. - Bob Dicknoether, of Luther/ . Life in Waterloo, ,told tine 9'-A this wee(j. that $5.500 has been raised through the firm and branch members. Board could veto acceptance of the loan. Both council and the BIA were informed this week that the $150.000 loan has been provisionally approved for Exeter to undertake the revitalization project which was drafted by a Toronto design consulting firm several months ago. - - The loan. which is provided at an annual in- terest rate of only one per- cent. w.euld preside tee funds: J: raiz da4.4 bpiag. parkettes at the library -town hall complex. the PUC and the town's administration offices. It had n previously agree • council that they would repay $50.000 of the loan. while the BIA would be responsible for the other S100.000 Another major requirement of the ministry is that council adopt ,a maintenance and occupancy standards bylaw. Councillor Jay Campbell reported Monday night that the local planning board members have • already drafted a bylaw in that regard and it should be in the hands' of council members this week so they can make a decision on it at their next meeting. The main question, however. remains whether the OMB will. permit the town to borrow the S150.000 in view bf the present debt .load. , , MayorDerry Boyle said the debt load would be pushed over the guideline pf nine percent ,of total assessment and suggested it could jeopardize the town's ability to meet emergency expenditures in the next three years. BIA president Bob Swartman suggested the OMB may look at the $1.550.000 loan a little dif- ferently in view of the fact Please turn to page 3 Name fact finder in salary dispute The Education Relations Commi.•sion has announced the appointment of David , Moore as a fact finder to assist the fiuron County Board of Education and its elementary school teachers in their negotiations. A Commission spokesman said that the fact finder will prepare a- report on. the negotiations. identifying the outstanding issues. e fact'tinder is expected days. The report will set forth- the positions of both sides' and may or may not make recommendations on settlement terms. The report .will t urgseniglogio both parties. 11 tlierZ s stiltno a- greement within 15 days, or at the latest 20 days, the report will be made public. The Commission was established in 1975 under Ontario Government legislation to foster har- monious collective bargaining relatjens bet- ween school boards and teachers in the Province. Moore graduated. from McGill University with a, B.Sc. degree, and sub- sequently received his law degree from Osgoode Hall 16thtn6tntie p 4s,^dt, He is presently practicing law in Toronto. Moore has assisted the parties in Dryden, Hastings, Prince Edward, Nipigon- Red Rock, Timiskamirfg, West Parry Sound, and the Moosonee District School Area. .