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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-09-25, Page 3A W TI -IF !VFWS Times -Advocate, September 25, 1991 Page 3 Regional wra Catholic school withdraws offer PARKHILL - Parents in five non-Catholic families are upset after their children were permit- ted a place in junior kindergart- en at Sacred Heart School last week, and then denied accep- tance just hours later. Middlesex County's public schools have no junior kinder- garten but are allowed to enroll in Catholic schools if space is available and a fee is paid. Hours after being told their chil- dren would be allowed to attend Sacred Heart, the London and Middlesex County Roman Cath- olic School Board reversed its decision explaining they had be- come full to capacity. Parents of the children feel the decision was reversed because of complaints from one of the board's ratepayers, and don't be- lieve that class enrollment grew by five in just three hours. Poker rally supports patients IPPERWASH - A poker and toy rally was held Saturday for western Ontario motorcylists, beginning and ending at Ipper- wash. Each entrant was issued a map in the form of a poker hand, with the entry fee for each rider being a new toy. In an effort to support young hospital patients, the toys will be donated to The Children's Hospital of Western Ontario in London. Gerrard's closes in Mitchell MITCHELL - After nearly 40 years of operation, Gerrard's Shopping Centre in Mitchell has announced it will close its doors by year end. Owner Dave Gerofsky cited the escalation of expenses and decrease in sales as the major reasons for closure, with the GST being the last spike. Located in the downtown core, Gerrard's has begun its go- ing out of business sale. The sale will continue until Christ- mas as a complete line of fall stock is expected to arrive. Gerrard's stores located in Ex- eter, Woodstock and- Strathroy will remain open. Crisis shelter holds march GODERICH - Over a hundred supporters gathered in Goderich Thursday evening, in hopes of emphasizing that women don't have the same human freedoms as men. Janice Suave, executive direc- tor of Survival Through Friend- ship House, a crisis shelter for battered women and children, said the march was an attempt at raising community awareness over violence towards women. The march began at the Court House Park and ended with a celebration at The Livery. Goderich youth talent finalist LONDON - Tanya Ross, a Goderich District Collegiate In- stitute student, has been chosen as one of 12 finalists in the Youth Talent Search held at Western Fair in London. Ross is coached by Renee Sta- lenhoef of the Huron Scola Can- torum Voice -Studio, and is com- peting with a song from Phantom of the Opera. London To Memphis: A Youth Talent Celebration aired last night on TV London, and will be shown again at 3 p.m., Sunday, October 6. Agency of agencies United Way setting up Huron County chapter CLINTON If all goes to plan, Huron County within the next few months will have the 124th chapter of the United Way in Canada. Glen Sauv6, community develop - mein worker with the United Way, is working out an office in the old Huronview wing in an effort to put together a volunteer board of direc- tors to oversee the future organiza- Seven fined in Exeter Justice of the Peace Court EXETER - In Justice of the Peace Court in Exeter last Tuesday morning Peter Bates of Lu - can pleaded guilty to an amended charge of leaving a roadway in an unsafe manner. The court heard that on July 29 on County Road 5 in Stephen Township, Bates momentari- ly lost attention and his car veered onto the op- posite shoulder, corrected, ani went onto the other shoulder, ending up in the ditch. Bates suffered minor injuries in the incident. Justice of the Peace Karen Sturdy fined Bates $78.75 and gave him 90 days to pay the fine. Collision Jane Brown of RR1 Stanley Township was fined $78.75 after pleading not guilty to a charge of starting her Jeep from a stopped position not in safety. Brown was not present for the trial, but the court heard testimony from a motorist whose car was struck by the accused's car on Gosh- en Street in Zurich on June 6. Disputed radar readings John Galkowski of Kitchener pleaded not guilty to a charge of speeding at 100 in an 80 km/h zone on Highway 83 on June 27. Police told the court that radar registered Galkowski's red Lincoln at 120 km/h, and that both it and the following car were visibly trav- elling above the speed limit. The officer locked in the speed on the radar and released it to measure the second vehicle. When Galkowski went to the cruiser asking to see his speed regis- tered on the radar it was not available. The driver of the second vehicle, Bradley Jennings of Kitchener who was also charged, testified that his speedometer read 88 km/h before the two cars were pulled over. Galkowski also told the court he had his speedometer checked af- ter the charge and it was found to be accurate within 2 km/h. JP Sturdy however, accepted the officer's testimony that the two vehicles were visibly speeding and fined Galkowski $78.75. Jennings pleaded guilty to a charge of speeding at 110 km/h in an 80 zone and was fined $116.75. No permits Hilmi Lala of Kitchener pleaded guilty to failing to surrender a permit for his vehicle, but he pleaded not guilty to a charge of not having proof of insurance. The court heard that Lala'a Audi was stopped for speeding on Highway 83 on June 23 and he could produce neither proof of own- ership nor insurance. Lala said the car was in his brother-in-law's name, but Lala was buying it. However, a letter from the insurance company dated May 25 stat- ed that insurance would lapse on June 24.h 1, Since Esta"did'nbt have ah insurance ciif Wrth him that day, J , Sturdy fined him $53.75, and fined him $78.75 for the failure to pro- duce proof of ownership. Hit and run Mel Whittaker and Pauline Worrell of RR1 Centralia received fines of $253.75 and $503.75 respectively in court after police inves- tigated an Exeter, hit and run on June 21. Neither Whittaker nor Worrell were present for the trial. Police were called to an accident scene in the parking lot behind the Main Street mall in Exeter. The owner of the car that was hit was able to provide the description and license number of Worrell's red Mercury. When police traced the car, Whittaker admitted to being the driv- er, but said he was not aware of hitting anything. Police records showed Whittaker's license had expired, and he was charged for driving unlicensed. When insurance particulars were required, police eventually dis- covered Worrell's vehicle was not insured, for which she was charged. Marijuana seized LUCAN - Thursday morning, 35 police officers from the London Po- lice, RCMP, and OPP Drug En- forcement branches Woodstock, London and Lucan conducted searches of three farms north of London. ' Collectively seized was approxi- mately $70,000 worth of marijuana. $45,000 in stolen property was also recovered. Charged of various narcotic of- fences were Larry Martin, age 44 and Patricia LaCroix, age 32 of RR 1, Lakeside, Stephen McKay, age 28 of RR 4, St. Marys, Ronald Lindsay, age 45 of RR 3, St. Mar- ys, Joseph Logan, age 38 and Da- vid Pickell, age 29 of RR 3, St. Marys. Drowning Continued from front page The coast guard sent a boat to the scene and was joined by a military search and rescue helicopter which lowered a diver into the water north of where Bcarss went in. The OPP Canine Units from both London and Mt. Forest were also brought in but they said they could not pick up a scent. "They were down in the arca which was handy. They can assist in shore searches," said Cardwell. The search was abandoned by nightfall and resumed the next morning but was soon delayed be- cause o-cause of bad weather. As of Mon- day, Beans' body had still not been recovered and police said they would have to wait and see if it washes up on shore in the next few days. tion. At present a steering commit- tee, chaired by Dr. James Brown, is plotting the course of the organiza- tion before and after it is chartered. Sauve explained that with Hu- ron's population base and a conser- vative estimate placing average do- nation4 at about $7 per capita, the United Way would eventually be able to raise and channel about $350,000 a year to local organiza- tions. The first campaign may be targeted with a more modest fund- raising goal of about $150,000. The United Way does most of its fundraising through voluntary em- ployee payroll deductions, but they also use door-to-door canvasses and special fundraising events to add to their totals. The United Way then acts as an "umbrella organization" to channel those funds to organizations in need of them, thus sparing those or- ganizations the time and effort needed to raise funds on their own. In order to qualify for United Way funds, organizations must be involved in "human care" and Sau- ve points out that Huron County al- ready has three separate Communi- ty Living operations, three Big Brothers and Sisters, a Safe Homes for Youth program, and a host of other organizations that could use a larger access to public donations. United Way also considers scout- ing and guide groups as potential recipients of funds. The aspect of carrying out such fundraising in Huron is particularly difficult, notes Sauvd because the county does not have one central town or city and is often divided into north, central, and southern re- gions, each with different needs and organizations. But, he said, one United Way operation ought to be able to unify their fundraising efforts. Nevertheless, despite the wide range of organizations that will be appealing to the United Way for fi- nancial support, Sauve said he has already discovered there are com- munity services that are not being offered in the county. "We have uncovered some gaps in the system, said Sauv6. While many organizations may receive government funding, the United Way will not be replacing those grants, and in fact, operates as a lobby group to make sure gov- ernment support is not eroded or downloaded onto other levels of government. • The United Way portrays itself as an "agency of agencies": experts at fundraising who support worth- CHOOS THE BES IN HOME COMFORT WIN VI;$1/000 in Home Comfort Cash or up ttt $800 in instant rebates! Now you can choose the home comfort deal you want with the Lennox Best Choice Bonus Card. Scratch and save with instant rebates or Home Comfort Cash on dependable, high efficiency Lennox heating and air + conditioning. Or you can defer payment until May '92...it's your choice! Call your local participating Lennox dealer for details, but hurry — offer ends November 16, 1991. BAILEY'S OF HENSALL LTD. Highway #4 262-2020 Your home comfort people Cannot be combined with any other Lennox offer. Deferred payment,ubie<t to — �1 i'Catw credit approval. 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