Times Advocate, 1989-09-27, Page 1A good seat - Stacey Pfaff of Exeter enjoys her perch on the largest pumpkin in the school fair sec-
tion of the Exeter Fall Fair.
Fair survives
Hugo backlash
EXETER - Despite the effects of
Hurricane Hugo, the overall attepp
dance .at the three -day -Exeter Fail
Fair was comparable to regent
years. .
Secretary Gwen Coward. said
Monday "an excellent crowd Sunday
aftemoon upped the total attendance
to about 3,500.- Hugo slowed
things down on Saturday."
The fair was officially opened Fri-
day night by Josh Watson from his.
wheelchair. Josh is a member of the
Special Ability Riding Institute and
he fit in well with "Focus on Hors-
es."
Assisting Josh in the opening
were MPP Jack Riddell MP Murray
Cardiff, Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw,.
Deputy reeve Loss)/ Fuller, Stephen
reeve Tom Tomes and Usborne
councillor Pat Down.
Entertaining Friday night were
the New Huronia Singers and the
Thames Road Guild. A highlight of
the Huronia Singers presentation
was a singing horse. Filling out the
costume were Carol. Stuart and
Brenda Triebner while Doug Mock
was the ringleader and groom.
The Saturday morning rain did
very little to dampen the enthu-
siasm of the many entries in the an-
nual fair parade.
Winning the Presidents Choice
Focus on Horses was the float en-
tered by grade eight from Stephen
Central School.
The best Wild West costume cat-
egory was won. by Rick Skinner
and his son Brandon was best in
the comical costume category.
In other- float- categories, the
South Huron Blg Brothers and Big
Sisters were best for organizations,
Stedman's had the best business
entry and Allan Horseburgt won
for the best agricultural. entry.
In antique vehicles the winner
wis Ray Morlock of Crediton.
Winners for children under 14
were: Best cowboy on foot - Re
becca Prout, decorated wagon - Mi-
chael and Marc Hodgins; decorated
bicycle Justin Hoy, best cos-
tumed character - Jennifer Case and
best costume Focus on Horses
Amanda Campbell.
Schools participating in the pa-
rade were Sunshine Nursery, Ste-
phen Central, Exeter Public,
McCurdy Public and Centralia
College.
Features Sunday included' a
heavy horse pull and a toddlers
trotting race.
One of the reasons for a good
Sunday crowd was the fact all ex-
hibits and displays were in place
until 4 p.m. Sunday, for the first
time.
Winners in the annual fair draw
were Phyllis Prophet, Hawkestone,
Robert Bray, Kirkton; Don
O'Rourke, Dashwood, Harry De
Vries, Exeter; Lillian Latulippe,
Exeter; Cecil Pepper, Hensall;
Anne Kcrnick, Kirkton; Tom Eller-
ington, Exeter and Rick Elliott,
Zurich.
A large number of area young-
sters participated in Saturday's
mini -tractor pull.
Winning in the up to 49 pound
class were Samantha Gibson, Exet-
er; Elliott Evans, Dashwood and
John Rogers, Lakeside while
Shawn Simpson, Kirkton, Adam -
Higgs, Exeter and David Oke Exet-
er- were best in 50 to 74 pounds.
Excelling in the 75 to 100 pounds
division were Cathy Oliver, Huron
Park, Mark Mahon, Staffa and Jeff
MacLean, Exeter.
Winners of $25 each in vouchers
from Bakclaar Jewellers in the Fri-
day night draw were Tony Zwam;
bag, Kathy Hayter, Anne Delbridge
and Dayid Shapton.
Wa I k-A-
Dog-A-
Thon
Sunday
Oct. 1
Gaiser- : eale
Insurance
Exeter 235-2420
Grand Bend 238-8484
Hensall 262-2607
Clinton 482-9.747
Inside
Hobby blooms
Into a custom
knitting service
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More Ice Time?
Minor hockey
. looks for answers
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School Fair
Results of
Exeter School Fair
page 18
Fair Fotos
Picture page of
Exeter Fair
page 19
Three mishaps
EXETER - Officers from the. Ex-
eter OPP detachment investigated
three accidents in the past week in
which vehicles struck animate or
inanimate objects. In all three,
damage was moderate, and no inju-
ries wre reported.
On Sunday, September 17 Floyd
Fields, RR 2 Hensall, struck a deer
on Highway 84 in Hay township.
Friday, a vehicle driven byChris-
tina Roth, Kitchener, went out of
control on Highway 83 and hit a
tree.
The followingday a vehicle driv-
en by Gregory Fisher, Goderich
township, left Highway 21 in Hay
twonship and went into a ditch.
During the week, the OPP issued
three 12 -hour suspensions, and
laid one charge of impaired driving
and one of driving while under sus-
pension.
North Middlesex & Lambton
Since 1873
Wednesday, September 27, 1989
'5 cents
School year-round, under consideration in
CLINTON.- The Huron Board of
Education is taking a look at reor-
ganizing the school year so that
students remain in class year-round,,
giving up the two-month summer
vacation in favour of shorter breaks
throughout the year. .
The subject of the 12 -month
school term came before the Board.
at their September meeting when
they were informed of a ministry of
education study aimed at improving
education and getting the most out
of Ontario's school resources.
The Board turned the report over
to its education committee to in-
vestigate the matter, and to put
year-round education into a 1-luron
County context.
Graeme Craig, education commit-
tee chairman and Seaforth/McKillop
trustee, said his committee will be
looking at the ministry study as
early as October, but didn't see 12 -
month education as a pressing is-
sue. '
"It's more of a concern in high
growth areas that need maximum
use of their buildings, but that im-
pact will affect us eventually," ex-
plained -Craig. "You think these
things are going to happen down
the road, but they can happen fast."
Craig said as early as 1991 there
will be pilot projects in metropoli-
tan areas to test full -year schooling,
based on both three and four month
semesters. Other models the com-
mittee will be looking at include
those schools in the United States
which have switched to 12 -month
systems.
Staffing, enrollment, transporta-
tion, and curriculum are among the
aspects to be examined by the com-
mittee, and other factors outside
schools will also have to be consid-
ered. The education committee
plans to consult with the public,
and explore such issues as part-time
employment, effects on agriculture,
and the impact -on tourism.
The ministry's Select Committee
report suggests that the current -10-
month school year was established
at the end of the 19th century as a
response to the needs of an agricul-
tural society where children were
required to work on the farm during
.the summer months - adding that
the rationale for keeping this sched-
ule today is not clear.
The school year varies in length
around the globe. Japanese stu-
dents are in classes for 240 days,
whereas those in France only attend
for 155. The United States has a
180 school year, but Canada's is
consistently - longer, ranging from
187 to 203 days, depending on the
province.
The hours spent in class also
range from 4.6 hours in Japan, to
6.0 in some European countries.
In Ontario, the school year is 194
days long,ppine days of which can
be professional development days.
The school day is typically more
than five hours long.
The report suggests a longer
school year promotes continuity in
education.
In a year-round system of educa-
tion, the usual two or three month
summer break is replaced with
Huron
shorter vacation periods during the
year. In some variations, students
and teachers are in school for 45
days and then have 15 days off.
By staggering class time and
breaks so that not all students are in
school at the same time, more stu-
dents can be accommodated in
schools without need for expansion.
The United States experience has
found 20 to 50 percent more stu-
dents can attend the same school.
- The report notes that main criti-
cisms against year-round education
arc such life-style issues as vacation
scheduling, arranging for childcare,
and recreational activities.
Agriculture. industry, or retail?
New scenarios for Exeter's growth
EXETER - While a public meet-
ing last week failed to attract much
public attention, organizers called
the presentation of the Industrial
and Economic Development Study
for Exeter a good discussion period
for targeting strategies for the
town's future growth.
Four options which could be pur-
sued by the town were presented
by consultants Jean Monteith and
`Associates to- the Industrial -
opment Committee.
Inc first scenario is a "status
quo" approach whereby the town
do no more than maintain their
$15,000 a year budget for promot-
ing the town's growth.
The second envisions Exeter as a
centre for the agricultural region,
providing facilities for processing
and distributing food, while provid-
ing services for farm equipment.
Town administrator Rick Hundey
said this approach takes advantage
of Exeter's location in Canada's
. richest farming community. .
The report, however, notes that an
agriculturally - based economy
would —entourage...., more _ employ-
ment, hot at Inwer averagr wage
than other industries.
The third alternative suggests Ex-
eter develop itself into a regional re-
tail and service centre, basically a
consumer -oriented approach.
Hundey noted Exeter is far
enough away from London and al-
ready has a strong enough down-
town to make the concept viable.
The last scenario aims at promot-
ing the small business sector of the
town to attract new small to medi-
um sized industries.
"These scenarios are not mutually
exclusive," said Hundey, noting
The next meeting of the commit-
tee is October 5 when they will ad-
dress the issue of which plan best
fits Exeter's future.
"This isn't a prescription of
what's going to happen," said Hun-
dey of the scenarios. "It's a pre-
scription of how we're going to try
to promote some growth."
that the committee would be choos- Jean Monteith's report suggests
ing..one_simply for focussing its ef- all alternatives will require Exeter
forts. 1 lundey also puintat -0171----feel} Fr { r
most investment for growth usually expansion, along with expansion of
comes from within a town's boun- the town's sewage treatment capaci-
daries and Exeter already has what ties to meet the demand of new res -
he called an "entrepreneurial atti- idents and businesses.
tude". -
Walk-a-
dog-a-
thon
Sunday
Exeter's white
squirrel will be on a
leash for Sunday's
fundraiser, walked
by Dolly Creces
(centre). Uoness
Laurie Dykstra
(right) will be
walking mayor
Bruce Shaw.,
raising money for
Canine Vision.
Students
sharing
August second best
month for building
EXETER - August was the sec-
ond best month this year as far as
the issuance of building permits
in the town of Exeter was con-
cerned.
Chief building official Dave
Moyer's monthly report to coun-
ciI showed the total value of per-
mits issued was $872,729. additions totalling $94,600.
�.: 1K -Tit %9iri3"'vlrrtie tit— • - - - • -
construction to date this year to
$4,946,072. That's an increase
over the same period last year of
more than $450,000.
Of the 21 permits issued during
the month of August, one was for
a single family dwelling valued at
$80,000 and 10 for single family
i
Sewage capacity
could slow growth
EXETER - Even though a sew-
age' lagoon expansion project was
completed only a few years ago,
Exeter council arc already worried
the system may be falling short of
the town's development needs_, _.
torthrin-s--- --Couircii raised questions las
Monday evening about' how Exc
was dedicating its §em; : .' • • ty
to development projects, and
whether or not some developments
were getting premature consent
from council without concern for
future capacity.
Reeve Bill Mickle was worried
council was not closely monitoring
how the town's sewage capacity
was being tied upin lands already
zoned for development, even
though that construction might not
be realized for some years. Mickle
speculated builders prepared to
start new projects might not get a
chance if council had already set
aside all Exeter's sewage capacity
EXETER - A severe shortage of
text books for.two grade 10 sub-
jects at SHDHS has been attributed
to a lack of funds. ,
Principal Joe'Wooden told the TA
Tuesday morning there are only
about 20 booksto be shared by 120
students. The textbooks for ad-
vanced mathematics and science car-
ry a price tag of about $6,000.
"They should have been ordered last
spring but apparently this was not
done," Wooden said.
The principal said books must
have a priority. They have now
been ordered and are expected to be
m use at the school soon.
r
to Tong -term subdivision develop-
ment.
Councillor Dorothy Chapman
agreed with Mickle and wondered
if a system could be put into -effect
to, l;mit development of a subdivi-
sion to a few units at a time, asking
the builder to return to ctuncil for
approval to proceed.
Administrator Rick Hundcy told
Chapman this was possible, but
argued such a system might discou-
rage large-scale development.
Mayor Bruce Shaw reminded
council that lands presently com-
mitted to future development were
given such approval because of
pent-up demand for building.
"Once the freeze was lifted a few
years ago, none of us thought we
would be into a shortage so quick-
ly," noted Shaw. "We thought we
were good until the year 2000."
"Now we're right back in a situa-
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