Times Advocate, 1989-08-16, Page 1mckfrairre—
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Hectic flight for Hensall res'
AALBORG, DENMARK - Hen-
sall's Pat Rowe had the thrill and
scare of her lifetime during a recent
trip to Denmark. •
The South Huron District High
School teacher won a silver and a
bronze in badminton at the World
Master's Games held recently in
Denmark and on the way home had
a harrowing experience over the
north Atlantic.
Three days after winning the med-
als, Rowe was on her way home
from Copenhagen along with sever-
al other Canadian athletes that had
been cornpetin ,in the games.
The airplane had made a scheduled
fuel stop at Reykjavik Iceland's
Keflavik Airport for what was sup-
posed to be only 45 minutes before
it was to take off for its final desti-
nation, Toronto.
After being fuelled, the plane was
taking off on a runway but the fuse-
lage got caught on a cable used to
catch U.S. fighter planes and tore a
hole in the tail section.
The plane had been in the air for
15 minutes before they noticed any-
thing was wrong.
"We had been in the air for 15
minutes or so before the pilot knew
anything was wrong. I guess the
control tower told him about the
damage: We couldn't even notice
anything until we got up and no-
ticed that the holes at the stairs at
the back of the plane," said Rowe
"We noticed that we weren't gain-
ing altitude fast enough as we nor-
mally would and that is when we
knew something was wrong," she
added
She said the 727 was then ordered
back to Iceland but spent the next
20 minutes over the North Atlantic
dumping the fuel it had just received
into the ocean so it could make a
safe landing back in Iceland.
The Icelandic Civil Aviation Au-
thority said it would launch an in-
vestigation into why the cable was
blocking a runway used by a. com-
mercial jet airliner.
The plane landed without incident
but because there was no other
planes available right away she and
the other plane's passengers were
put up last Tuesday night in an Ice-
landic hotel at the airline's expense.
"We certainly didn't plan on stay-
ing as long as we did but it was sort
of fun. The land temperature in Ice-
land was in the 50's and our hotel
had a hot springs outdoor pool,
which we spent some time in,' said
Rowe.
• She said the airline finally got an-
other plane, which was re-routed
from Alaska, and ended up in To-
ronto and evtually London Wednes-
day morning, a little later than orig-
inally planned.
Rowe was able to win the medals
with partner Karen Jackson, of Lon-
don. They took the silver in the 45 -
and -over doubles division and the
bronze in the over -40 doubles.
The World Masters Games are a
high-calibre event for athletes that
take part every four years, but most
of the participants are beyond
Olympic competing age but riot yet
old enough to compete in a Senior
Olympics.
This was Rowe's second crack at
the Masters Games. She took part
in the first one in Canada four years
ago but didn't win take awards for
her efforts, which was why she was
so thrilled to win this year.
The medals that were handed out
weren't of the ordinary variety ei-
ther. They were all made of world-
famous Royal Copenhagen porce-
lain.
Most of the Masters Games took
place around the Danish capital but
badminton took place in Aalborg, a
small community in the extreme
northern position of the country.
Rowe said for the first few match-
es the players from the different
countries were divided up into teams
to give everyone a feel for the inter-
national flavor of the event. Differ-
ent players from different countries
were put onto the same team for
team play.
Please turn to page 2
Double medalist. - Hensall's Pat Rowe displays the two med-
als, made of Royal Copenhagen porcelain, that she won recent-
ly
ecently at the World Masters Games held in Denmark in badminton.
After a rough experience in the air on the way home, she is glad
to be back in Hensall.
Hensall growin
HENSALL - Reeve Jim Robin-
son said it comes as something of
a surprise, but after years of trying
to spur a subdivision development
in Hensall, there are plans afoot to
expand the village's bohndaries to
the east for such a project.
Earlier attempts at subdivisions
had focussed on Hensall's south,
west and north boundaries, but
William Rowcliffe is looking at
converting a 35 -acre parcel of num-
land just east of the village for resi-
dential use.
A bylaw to begin negotiations
with Tuckersmith Township for
annexation proceedings was passed
Monday evening by Hensall coun-
cil. Robinson said he had been
told Tuckersmith was willing to
consider the proposal.
Rowcliffe earlier this year severed
an adjoining land parcel inside Hen-
sall's cast boundary into nine resi-
dential lots. Approval of the re-
zoning is still pending.
Hensall council has long been
concerned by the lack of residential
properties in the village and an un-
availability of serviced lots for
building.
In other business, council' ap-
proved a bylaw to allow an over-
head conveyor across Wellington
Street for the Cook's elevator prop-
erties. The conveyor will be 7.6
metres high off the road and will
not interfere with road allowances.
The mill will be carrying $5 mil-
lion liability insurance on the
structure.
Council also offered their support
to William Bailey by giving first
and second readings to a bylaw to
rezone his Highway 4 property to.
allow the construction of a separate
shop for his heating and cooling
equipment business. A public
meeting earlier in the evening re-
vealed no public concerns, and Hu-
ron County planner Brian Treble
said his department is in favour of
Want better crosswalk
EXETER - At the August 7
council meeting, councillor Dave
Urlin urged that something be done
to improve the pedestrian cross-
walks at the intersection of Main
and Victoria streets.
TTrlin hay maintained cince the
warning flashers were installed that
they were tvo high to be viotirr:' 1`..
drivers.
Administrator Rick Hundey re-
ported he had written a letter to the
Ministry of Transportation sug-
gesting the lowering of the flash-
ing lights and other improve-
ments, but no reply has Yet been
received.
Urlin added, "It would be nice to
have it five fv7fewo city v 1 'Ipcc,.c
start back in September."
Frain Sillery said hc_
had noticed crosswalk signals re-
cently in Toronto that were at eye
level and were easy to spot.
Only minor injuries
in three accidents
EXETER - Only minor injuries
were suffered in three accidents in-
vestigated this week by officers of
the Exeter detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police.
On Monday, August 7, vehicles
operated by Donald Ardes, Wallace -
burg and Clive Holness, RR 2, Cre-
diton were in collision on Huron
road 4, east of Concession 10-11 in
Stephen township.
Vehicles driven by Jean Isaac, RR
2, Lucan and Wilhelmina Aerts, RR
1, Denfield collided Wednesday on
Highway 4, south of Huron road
4. Damage was moderate.
The same day, vehicles driven by
W4iliam Milne, Windsor and Sa-
muel Thomson, Zurich were in
collision at the intersection of
Main and Goshen streets in Zu-
rich.
During ,the week, officers laid 34
Highway Traffic Act charges,. 13
under the Liquor Licence Act and
two for impaired driving. '
the rezoning once a severance has
been completed.
A delegation from the Hensall
Tavern was planning to meet with
council Concerning the opening of•
a games room for minors. Howev-
er, the delegation cancelled their
meeting with the intent to raise the
matter at next month's council.
Hensall council also voted to do-
nate $100 to the Essex disaster re-
lief fund to aid those affected by the
region's recent flooding.
Wendy Campbell has been ap-
pointed to fill a vacant seat on the
Hensall Parks Board, replacing Pete
Zwaan.
After monthsof debate, the Parks
Board finallyvoted in favour of re-
pairing the tractor used' to resurface
the ice.
Money will be set aside to replace
the nearly 20 -year-old machine in
the future.
Repairs have been estimated at
approximately $3,000. -
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rai carr;
to big pumpkin conte
lerga
EXETER - Members of Port Elgin town council have very en
siastically answered a challenge
enter into a contest.
No, it's not who can have the lowest taxes, but which town can
grow the largest puinpkin.
Monday, the Times Advocate received a copy of the resolution
from Port Elgin mayor Fred Wuerth acceptingan earlier challenge
from Ailsa Craig mayor Don Shipway.
Part of the resolution reads as follows "And whereas the village of
Ailsa Craig feel they are able to; grow a bigger pumpkin than
town of Port Elgin and arc willing to serv_egok if they lose by nr
growing a larger pumpkin. -s,Mff , > ,$;, f,, %$ •,;
And whereas Pori Elgin council membei ate:* in to each bt
one brick for the Ailsa Craig Recreation Centre in the unlikely uvea
that the Ailsa Craig council members' pumpkin is larger
Therefore the town of Pon Elgin accepts the challenge".
Ailsa Craig councillors may not know that Port Elgin mayor Fr
Wuerth is a former resident of Crediton where some of his relativi
have been known to grow champion size pumpktras�h_..,,.
m the village of Ailsa Craig
Reach
deal
on ice
EXETER - The South Huron
Rec Board has finally come up
with a solution to the problem of
the ice coming out too early in the
spring season at the Rec Centre.
The board has come under fire
from local hockey groups lately be-
cause the ice has been taken out the
Rec Centre too early in the year so
that the Optimist Club can hold
their Home and Garden Show the
first weekend in April.
Last year the Exeter Mohawks
had to play their provincial Senior
B finals in Lucan because the Rec
Centre did not put the ice back in
at the Rec Centre once the Home
Show was over.
The board passed a motion that
they hope will please all parties in-
volved.
The ice will be left in during the
Home Show and the board will rent
a floor covering for the ice surface
so that when the Home Show is on
the ice can be left in and the floor
just taken off once it is over. The
floor will be rented for the event
from F.O.B. Ilderton.
The board is still negotiating
with the Optimists to work out a
price for the Home show for 1990.
Roller skating
Recreation Director Lynne Farqu-
har reported interest in roller skat-
ing at the Rec Centre has steadily
declined over the summer and
should be ended.
"We started out with about 25 or
30 kids at the start of the summer
and has steadily declined to the the
point where I think we had eight or
-nine kids last week. I don't mind
staying open for 25 kids but- it is
not worth it for only eight so I
think we are ready to pack it in,"
said Farquhar. '
One board member inquired about
getting sponsors for roller skating
like ice skating to see about keep-
ing it going but Farquhar said the
interest is just not there to warrant'
getting sponsors.
The board passed another motion
giving permission for Facilities
manager Cam Stewardson to pro-
ceed with Rec Centre roof mainte-
nance as per quotes from the Gla-
vin Brothers.
The maintenance will include
cleaning and painting of the arcna
roof and, if possible, will be done
in two stages, with stage two do be
done after siding is installed so that
any hangers that have to be moved
can have the proper finish applied.
Stewardson reported that the rink
boards that have doors in them have
been repaired in time for the up-
coming hockey season.
There was also a similar proposal
being looked at by the board. It was
estimated that the end boards in the
arcna, 160 feet in total, would cost
52,600 to repair.
The board is still looking at the
possibility of installing a heated
end viewing arca but no plans or es-
timates were available for the meet -
Huron Park man dies of injuries 'ng last week.
LONDON - A Huron Park man
died Monday, nine days aftcr falling
off a pickup truck and hitting his
head on a gravel road.
Robert Conium, 31, of 134 Em-
press Ave. died at Victoria Hospital
in Londdn. He was taken there Au-
gust 5 after the accident on Logan
Township Concession Road 2,
• about five kilometres west of
Mitchell.
Please turn to page 2
The board also passed a motion
regarding propane cylinders at Rec
Ccntre fa alitics.
The motion said "all propane cyl-
inders shall be located outside of
buildings on a firm base and shall
Please turn to page 2
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Class of 1969 holds successful reunion
It's been years - It may have been 20 years that the 1969 year
book editor, Jane Brown, (left) had gone without seeing Judy
Collin' (right) as they were surprised to see each other at South
Huron District High School's 20 year reunion held on Saturday.
EXETER - About 200 students
from South Huron District High
School's class of 1969 returned to
the place they spent many of their
teenage years to see old friends and
reminisce about the days they spent
as.a_Pavlx.. ...... __....
The 20 year reunion which was
organized by Shari Robinson, Stan
Frayne, Barb Passmore and Rick
Etherington involved a social hour
on Saturn:, ; fwmv^n at South Hu-
ron and a dance at the Exeter Le-
gion.
The class of 1989 and 1990 will
have something in common with
their. 20 year predecessors. Joe
Wooden, who will return to SH in
the fall as principal also held the
position at the time that the class
of 1969 was graduating. As well,
Bruce Shaw, who just finished a
five-year term as principal at the•
high school, was acting vice-
principal in 1969.
The 1969 prom with the theme
of Italian Ecstasy was a big hit ac-
cording to many and the queen of
the prom, Patti Robinson, was at
Saturday's affair as was the
"Inkspot" year book editor Jane
Brown.
Unfortunately the class' valedic-
away from his position as a judge
of the supreme court in Newfound-
land to be at the reunion. Nor
could the student's council presi-
dent Ron Durand who is presently
a partner in a law firm in Toronto.
Ron Bogart could be found icuri-
niscing about yet another football
championship with players Jim
Ilaytcr and Gary Gingcrich as the
senior football teams took two
championships in 1968 and '69.
Joni) and Two
Sides of Darkness were two plays
performed by the theatre arts group
of 1969. The Winter Carnival got
off the ground that year as well.
While the majority of students
from the class seem to have settled
in Ontario, Paul Charrett arrived
from Monti -cal and another graduate
from Vancouver. As well, Pan-
thers are known to be found'in the
United States and outside the conti-
nent. Dianne Oke is presently in
Australia and JoAnne Lansbcrgen
can be located in the Netherlands.
. There was a good turn out for the
reunin dance at the Legion Hall
according to organizer Barb Pass-
more. The graduates got a chance
to be high school teenagers again
by dancing to some of the nostalgic
. icetorian, Don Luther, could not g t „ music from the 1960s.
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