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What a disappointing weekend.
Two events I had been looking forward to for some
lime didn't materialize as expected.
The first was actually a practical joke initiated by my
wife and perpetuated by several friends. A couple of
months ago I was informed my help was needed at the fair parade to
clean up after the horses. A dirty job...but a necessary one, I
thought, as I reluctantly agreed to help out. In fact, there never was
any need for a pooper scooper. What a letdown.
* * * * * * * * * *
The highlight of my Saturday was to be my half-hour shift in "the
Exeter Hawks dunk tank at the fair. The weather was a little chilly,
but it's all for a good cause I told myself, as I bravely made my way
to the fair for my 2:30 shift. Disappoinunent again as the dunk tank
was not open for business. My tour of duty was to follow Dave Ur-
lin's dunking but he was nowhere near the tank. In fact, he was
keeping warm in his mobile snack bar doing a booming business in
french fries.
Rumor has it a couple of acquaintances and former friends made
an extra visit to the fair hoping to see how adept I was at battling
hyperthermia.
Al Quinn will be able to tell anyone who asks that I never hesitat-
ed when he asked me to volunteer my body and risk my life in rais-
ing money for the Hawks. Unfortunately I only have enough cou-
rage to make this decision once.
The Local OPP employees are holding a promotion/transfer/
retirement party for three of their fellow officers: Wayne Charlton,
Rick Sinnamon and Rick Zupancic on Saturday, October 14 at the
Rec Centre. Tickets are available from any OPP officer.
* ***.******
Tonight (Wednesday) is the night the Lions CLub is "Calling all
Youth" to a general organizational meeting to discuss possible uses
of the Exeter Youth Centre Building. The meeting is at the Youth
Centre at 7 p.m.
* * * * * * * * * *
The first Senior "A" hockey games played by an Exeter team are.
scheduled for Thursday and Sunday as the Mohawks host a pair of
exhibition games in the Lucan Community Centre. Thursday's game
is at 8:30 p.m. against the Dorchester Dolphins and Sunday's action
is with the Lambeth Flyers at 2:15 p.m.
* * * * * * * * * *
Dave H9ltzmann, Randy Parsons, Stu Homouth, Brad Taylor and
Rob Pryde were busy last week keeping ahead of hurricane Hugo.
The group found it difficult to concentrate on golf while staying at
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dave Holtzmann told me their cabin
was about 50 ft. from the Atlantic and all weather reports showed
they were directly in front of the hurricane. They cut their trip short,
leaving Wednesday before the storm arrived.
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Back
in time
10 years ago
•South Huron Hospital received its accreditation from the Cana-
dian Council on Hospital Accreditation.
- The best weather in years helped bring about 3,800 people to the
1979 Exeter Fall Fair. Helen Brand was selected as Fair Queen. .
•A newly -built turnip plant in McGillivray Township was de-
stroyed in flames. The Lucan-Biddulph firemen said that by the time
they arrived at the blaze, all they could do was "Watch it bum".
20 years ago
•"Jinx ends! It didn't rain" read the T -A's headline about the
weather that graced the Exeter Fall Fair of 1969. Fair queen for the
year was Patti Glenn of Grand Bend.
•The Zurich Fall Fair opened right on the heels of the Exeter event
on Monday, but still ,managed to bring in about 2,000 spectators.
•The Huron Perth Separate School Board announced that kinder-
garten classes might be available by next September for the first time
in all schools. Only Precious Blood in Exeter was currently offering
the program.
50 years ago
•The Exeter Hydro Commission, due to a surplus of funds, decided
to refund to hydro users in town ten percent of the amount they paid •
the year before.
100 years ago
•The Times reported organizers of the South Huron Fall Fair were
saying the 1889 event was an "unprecedented success" that should
supply the societies with a good surplus, especially since $600 was
collected at the gate.
• "Mr. B. Case, of Usborne, has purchased the 100 acre farm from
Mr. Abel Walper, paying therefor the handsome sum of $6,000. The
farm is in the township of Hay."
• Kirkton: "It is expected that a game of baseball will be played here
on fair day between the Elimville and Kirkton clubs. We are certain
that Elimville are no match for the Kirkton club and will be "wiped
ruir_hefore, the Pante. dpc"
•The Advocate mourned the losses of those kilted in the 1889 rug's.
slide in Quebec City.
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