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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-03-01, Page 1The young and gifted EXETER -The Young and the Gifted. That's the title for an article in the March issue of Chatelaine maga- zine featuring young and gifted fashion designers. Included is Exeter's Tess Romaniuk who along with her partner Der- ek Mee design trendrfashmtrunderthenamrof Pce-Rernia - . They also have a strop in Toronto's trendy Quecn street west area: Tess Romaniuk started out by dressing budding rural rock musicians. Her curriculum vitae includes a stint with Parachute in Montreal and designing under her own label. Romaniuk and Price met when they landed jobs at the same mens- wear manufacturer. They formed their own label in 1986 and were picked up by such stores as Barneys of New York and Liberty of Lon- don, England. . - - _ 7r1 ; -, ictoenr vicet WestTs c ton scene acquired a new 'source of hot style, the Price Roman store. For spring '89, the duo makes a bold statement in torrid.coloured lin- en combining colours with black and, with an even more forward eye, brilliant orange with vivid violet. Teas is the daughter of Anna and Waltei Romania of Exeter. ---� Rix fryare— (EXETER TOYOTA 242 Main St. N. Exeter Across from O.P.P. Phone 235-2353 Serving South Huron, Inside Wedge Over 100 years on the move page 5 Seniors' dining Coming to Exeter in April page 6 Blyth Festival Gets grant of $900,000 page 9 Champs return Combines of 1963-64 were back page 21 Authority meets Sets budget, acclaims chairman pages 22, 23 Corn for Africa Hensall citizens donate time, money page 33 North Middlesex & Lambton Since 1873 Wednesday, March 1, 1989 Family escapes deat Total loss - This is all that is left of the farm home of Jeff and Audrey Brand following an early Friday moming fire. Slight increases for Rec Centre rates EXETER - Users of the facilities at the South Huron Rec Centre will have to pay slightly more in some cases this year after the South Hu- ron Rec Board set rates for the new season at their regular meeting last - Wednesday night. The ice rental will increase $3 an Easter seals kick off EXETER - The 1989 campaign for Easter Seals is off and running or flying through the mail. Laverne Hamilton, Easter Seal chairman for the Exeter Lions Club reports the Seals are in the mail to- day, Wednesday. Since 1922 The Easter Seal Soci- ety has established a proud tradition of service, providing the opportuni- ty for physically disabled children to reach their full potential. Today the challenge continues as the Society serves the needs of over 7,200 children, more than half of the 13,600 Ontario children which Statistics Canada has identified as 'having mobility problems'. Hamilton continues, " This year we hope to bring in about $3,500 to help the physically handicapped kids. At the moment we have a lo- cal case load of seven children. The level of assistance we provide is meant to ensure that a family is not unduly burdened by costs associated with raising a disabled child to the age of 19". Get your donation in by return mail and confirm the slogan origi- nated by Whipper Billy Watson in 1952," No man stands so tall as one who stoops to help a crippled child" hour in the 1989-90 season, to $60 for adults and minors. To rent the hall and ice will be up $10 for the day to $210 but the rate will still be $25 per hour. The use of the hall on Fridays will remain the same at $225, while the use on Saturdays will in- crease $5 to $330. The use of the hall from Sunday to Thursday will remain as it has for the last three years at $30 an hour for over 75 people. To hold an auction at the South Huron Rec Centre next year will cost $150. Use of the bar will increase slightly next year. From 0- 150 people it will cost $50, up 56. From 150-300 people, it will in- crcase $2 to $90. From 300-400 people the cost is up $5 tp $150 and for parties of 400-510 the in- crease is the same amount, to $190 next year. Blue Water gets $800,000 ZURICH Blue Water Rest Home residents Friday were given a glimpse of plans for the expansion of their home as politicians and board members announced funding commitments for the $1.6 million project which will not increase the number of beds at.the site. MPP Jack Riddell arrived at the Blue Water Home to confirm that the ministry of community and so - $800,000 for the Zurich home out of a $100 million six-ycar plan to upgrade existing homes for the aged. ' "I \vould like to' congratulate the staff and board of the Blue Water . —West Home for taking„Ihe initiative s t rojyct and `'Kccing it roug sat K The expansion project was ini- tially announced last June 13 at the Rest Home's annual meeting with the idea that the floor plan of the building would be expanded trial low for more private rooms with separate bathroom facilities. - I am pleased the government has made this commitment -to seniors in the province and in the Zurich Extend apology EXETER - In last week's report of Exeter council it was noted three councillors were absent bemuse of the attendance at conventions. That was not the situation with Dorothy Chapman. In fact, Mrs. Chapman was at- tending the funeral of her mother. The T -A extends a sincere apolo- gy for any inconvenience this error may have caused. arca in particular," said Riddell. Current ministry guidelines call for retirement home populations of no more than 60 persons, the present capacity of Blue Water. Blueprints revealed Friday by ar- chitects Montgomery and Sissam show renovations to the -present southwest wing of the building and a new wing angling toward the highway. The existing 30 -bed single units. The new wing will have 13 single rooms and one dou- ble. All,but four units will have a clear view of the lake. Architect Terry Montgomerjr stated that the new wing can also be easily conyerted to an extended care facility, if and"when dcmand Other remodelling in s w • ing will include anaddition to the staff facilities and some minor adjust- ments to the extended care section on the north side of the residence. Rest Romc klaid chairman Rob - err Westlake explained to the audi- ence.that the project will not cause any cost increase for care, but Home reserves, last estimated at nearly $500,000, will not be.. enough to finance the remainder of - thc project. Westlake said a fund- raising campaign will be necessary and a mortgage will cover the re- mainder. - - Ifthe plans are approved, work t'he'inuja.t lak.r this year. "It will be a feasible, enjoyable project," said Westlake. Rest Home administrator Josef Risi agreed with Westlake saying "I think we should be proud of Blue Water Rest Home. It's one thing that we don't stand still." • to fully private seniors' facilities as opposed to the semi -private care of- fered in the mid 1960s when Blue Water was built. "That's what people arc looking for," said gist__ iki RENOVATED WING u EXTENDED CARE P ouRnrARD (n) Blue Water Rest Homo Conversion from 30 beds to 15 New 15 -bed wing Zurich ---P" 1 Use of the kitchen will remain the same as it has for -the last three years, $75 for hot food over 200 people and $50 for hot food under 200 people, and a straight $15 for a cold meal. Mix for drinks will cost the same as it has for the last three years, $1.60 a bottle. Use ofthe arena floor will also remain the same next year. It will cost $500 and $200 for the bar. For minor recreation it will cost $15 an hourandfor adult recreation it will cost $20 an hour. It will cost $45 more to hold an auction in the Agriculture Building next year, up to $125 a day. Stags parties in the Ag building will in- crcase $25 to 5150 a day. Bars for ball tournaments will cost $150 a day or $20 an hour. Storage in the Ag Building will be increased to $1.75 a square foot and new this year will be a concessional rental in the Ag Building and it will be $30 a day. It will also cost more for minor hardball, softball diamonds and soc- cer fields in the summer. Those rates will increase to $44 for regu- lar games. The rates for adults will stay at $25 a game with lights and S15 without, while the cost of holding a tournament will remain at $175 a weekend. Use of the lawn bowling will in- crease to $400 for the season this year, up $30. Tennis courts will in- crease $50 to $550 for the season, - and pool rentals will stay at $40 an hour. The final cost increase will,be the sign $804 year to $85 a year. rr �I 1\ Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Exeter 235-2420 Grand Bend 238.8484 l lensall 262-2119 Clinton 482-9747 Price per copy 60 cents h by minutes CREDITON - A young Crediton area family lost all their belong- ings when fire completely de- stroyed their farm home early Fri- day morning. The fire which was- discovered about 3.30 a.m. was completely out of control when the Crediton fire department arrived at the farm house owned by Jeff and Audrey Brand. It is located on Huron Street, about four miles west of Exeter in Stephen township. Brand told the T -A ," My wife woke up when she heard banging in the basement. It was the furnace tank expanding from extreme heat. She woke me and the children be- came aware of the smoke about the . same time." He continued, "By this time the smoke was so thick and hot, we could hardly breathe. We went out the front door .and to the car and went to my father's farm about a - mile away to call the fire depart- ment. We were only gone about seven minutes and when` we got backthe kitchen and our new addi- tion was fully ablaze." Brand believes the fire caused by the furnace was burning at least an hour before they became aware. of it. He added, "It was really scary. We were lucky to get out alive." The Brand children are three year- old Sabrina and Jonathan who is five. Although the Crediton depart- ment responded quickly. and re- ceived assistance from the Dash- wood brigadelittlecould be done as the fire was out of control. The Brands who have lived on Good year for hydro EXETER - Manager Hugh Davis •4"4 -4,44 -€ems'^ Commissioners at the regular Feb- ruary meeting of the Exeter PUC. Because of last year's drought, the hydro department made a profit, but revenue in the water sector was down. , The hot weather was re- sponsibte for the increased demand -for electricity to run air condition- 'rs, but paid a higher pumping charge to supply water for thirsty lawns. The net hydro income for 1988 was $164,000, which was - $62,000. above the budget esti- mate. "it was a money -making year throughout the province", Davis observed. The January accounts passed at the meeting included a power bill of $240,000 for December. Davis reported that a pole and transformer have been installed be- hind the old A and H to service the new units in the building. The Please turn to page 2 the farm since July of 1983, plan to rebuild in the spring as soon as the fire insurance claims have been4d- justed and settled.. Until then they are living in an apartment on the farm of Bert Viss- cher on Highway 83,. west of Exet- er. As early as Friday morning, dona- tions of clothing, furnishings and furniture came in and by Sunday the family had all they needed to get re- established. In response to the •many dona- tions, Brand said, "We were over- whelmed by the kindness of so many people. We received help from softie people we didn't know. We are so pleased, so happy with. the way we have been treated.' He continued, I want to say a special thanks to the Crediton fire- men. In addition to responding to the fire call, they helped us move into our new apartment Saturday. • While the family needs have been filled, financial assistance will be accepted at a number of locations. A fund has-been set up at Nation- al Trust in Exeter. The Crediton fire department will also accept contri- butions with the co-operation of the township of Stephen and donations may also -be left at the Crediton - Post Office, Pinecrest Variety and Larry's Town and Country Restau- rant, all in Crediton. The same farm house was struck by a tornado in 1982 when it was occupied by Bob and Kathy Hey- wood and family. At that time, the back kitchen, the barn and eight big maple trees fell prey to the tornado. Union recommends acceptance of offer HENSALL - As of press time Tuesday, locked -out General Coach employees were voting on a new contract offer, an offer which the union were recommending the membership accept. Union Local 3054 representatives were not revealing details about the new proposal, except to say it was an even better offer than the one presented last week. Last week, company president Andy imanse was prepared to grant yearly pay increases of 40o an hour retroactive to November when the last contract expired. "It's a revised offer. -It's an im- proved offer," United Carpenters and Joiners business agent Ken Fcn- wick confirmed Monday, adding the offer will be kept under wraps until presentation before the workers on Tuesday. "It's looking better than it has," said Fenv.:ck. 1