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Times -Advocate, October 16, 1991
IN THF. !VFWS
Inquiry to
focus on
young drivers
MISSISSAUGA - An in-
quest into the death of a Park-
hill area youth killed in a
pickup truck accident in Au-
gust, began in Mississauga
last week, with attention ex-
pected to focus heavily on
proposals for a graduated li-
censing system for young
drivers.
Adam Sadler, age 16, was
killed when the pickup truck
he was driving slammed into
a bridge on Highway 403 on
the morning of Saturday, Au-
gust 17. Sadler was heading
for Niagara Falls with a de-
livery of parts for a pipeline
after leaving Cornwall. The
youth was driving alone with
only a beginner's permit.
RCMP find
marijuana
in West
Williams,
McGillivray
PARKHILL - During an
August sweep across counties
in southwestem Ontario an
RCMP helicopter spotted
several marijuana plants
growing in a field on Conces-
sion 10, West Williams
Township.
The plants had the potential
to produce about 90 pounds
of marijuana with a sales val-
ue of about $ 15,000. Ground
officers moved in to destroy
the plants and Parkhill OPP
laid charges of possession of
a narcotic and cultivating a
narcotic. against..Curtis Tip-
ping of RR4 Parkhill.
- RCMP also found about 30
plants growing in a field on
Conession five of McGilliv-
ray Township but no charges
have been laid.
More ice time
needed for
St. Marys
The St. Marys Ringette As-
sociation along with St. Mar-
ys Minor Hockey are looking
for more i� time as a result
of increased registration and
more teams.
Murmurs have been heard
from both organizations over
the need for a second ice pad
in the area, as teams clamber
for more use of the facilities.
Currently, minor hockey
has 29 teams registered while
six ringette teams are forced
to compete for only four
hours of ice time. The for-
mer has managed to secure
two hours of time from the
Monkton arena while the lat-
ter has booked time in Hen-
sall. Arenas in Exeter, Strat-
ford, Huron Park,
Thamesford and llderton
have also been approached.
Listowel man
dies in
industrial
accident
LISTOWEL - A Listowel
man died last Saturday after a
portion of a steel building
collapsed and fell on him be-
hind Stacey Brothers Limit-
ed, a division of Ault Foods.
David Roy Miller, 44, of
Listowel was pronounced
dead at Seaforth Community
Hospital after members of the
Mitchell Police and Mitchell
and District Fire Departments
had worked to free the man.
Miller had the day off and
had been dismantling por-
tions of the loading dock for
use at home when the acci-
dent occured. The Ministry
of Labour has since been con-
tacted but there is no word
yet whether an inquest will
be held.
Dorothy Coates and Mary Lou Becker show off their finery.
Pioneer
Days
McCurdy
school takes
step into
the past
HURON PARK -
McCurdy Public School
in Huron Park took a step
into the past last week, as
they participated in activ-
i' yes reflecting Pioneer
Days. The unique learn-
ing adventure featured 16
different events begin-
ning Thursday moming
and lasting until school's
end on Friday. Volun-
teers from around the re-
gion donated time, skills
and a lot of fun to the
cause, as teachers and
students : e dressed up
in pioneer garb. Students
took part in the art of
making candles, cider,
rope, sausage, ice cream,
bread and butter. Out-
side, they were given the
opportunity to watch a
steam engine in action,
view a cross -cut saw and
wood chopping demon-
stration and go for a wag-
on ride with a team of
Belgian horses.
Photos
by
Ray
Lewis
Bradley Robinson takes a tum at making ice cream - the real
way.
Grade eight student Lee Brideau (right) dishes out some of
the wilderness stew prepared at the school for teachers as-
sistant Shirley Phillips.
Pdnclpal and head chef Don Flnkbelner attends to an old
style stew prepared for everyone who took part in the Pioneer .
Days activities.
The highlight for most children on the day was a hayride compliments of Syd Neeb and his
team of Belgian horses, Jack and King.
Roberta Walker supervises while Shane Wilson drops apples Getty Schenk (right), gets some help from Dave McClure in making sausage the old fashioned
into the cider press. way. Schenk's uncle Hugo owned the original butcher shop In Crediton, where Schenk spent
his early y#►rs.
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