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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-11-27, Page 11 Cleaning off the fingerprint ink from Brian Harvey of Exeter's hands was Nancy Ma- son. Each child who attended Kid Check was also treated to a cookie after the ses- .. ,fin. ___. :...� :.y. ..r.-._ �'°' •� .�,�..rs-.-,.--�..-.... , 4).1.4+ . - • . ' r... I for Oaks By Appointment Exeter Collision 235-0411 taiser-Kneale Insurance Check our rates on Travel Insurance 235-2420 Serving South Huron • Inside Warden Tomes and Fisher the only contenders page 2 Trees saved Spruces kept by bank page 5 Fashion show Figure skating club hosts first event page 8 Black Hawks The pros come to Stephen Second front Basketball South Huron making a difference page 20 Collection Farmers drop off old pesticides page 22 Readers' recipes in annual cookbook inside — t� Included with this week's issue is a collection of Times -Advocate readers' favourite recipes. This special supplement, the Times -Advocate annual cookbook, comes to you with the sponsorship of local advertisers and arrives just in time to provide some inspiration for Christmas baking. No change after Stanley re-count VARNA - A re-count requested by the runner up to the deputy - reeve's position for Stanle - np on y revealed a one -vote change in the original count, not enough to cause a change in the outcome of the election. Richard Erb, who found himself only four votes behind Jack Cole- man after the election, requested the re-count. However, only one vote was lost from Coleman's original 350 -vote majority, and Erb's total remained at 347. Cottage roads will now haveto be -assumed -: bytownsf ii p--- GODERICH - In a move that could prove costly to townships which are popular for lakefront cot- tage subdivisions, the Huron plan- ning department has decided that no more subdivisions will be built without roads that cannot be as- sumed by the municipality. Many cottage subdivisions have roads which are not maintained in the off-season months, much to the chagrin of cottage owners who spend time at their property in the winter. But since the roads were not built to ministry standards the township has no obligation to main- tain them nor provide snow remov- al service. However, the planning depart- ment now insists that no subdivi- sion will be approved until its roads meet standards necessary to be as- sumed by the municipality. North Middlesex & Larnbton Since 1873 Wednesday, November 27, 1991 75 cents Kid Check registers 160 children at Saturday clinic EXETER - More than a few local parents will have a little more peace of mind after 160 children were registered with Kid Check on Saturday. Child Find of Huron County held the Kid Check session at the Exeter Public School to help parents put together information kits that would be helpful to police in case their child was abducted or went missing. When parents first arrived they were asked to reg- ister their child, get a photograph taken, then have them fingerprinted by the police -trained volunteers, and after the clean up the children were treated to free cookies. Parents were also given a pamphlet to take home and fill out to go along with the rest of identifica- tion. The Kid Check kit is then kept at home, ready to be presented to police in the event of an emergen- cy. Carol Darling, an organizer of the event, said that the Kid Check package is only available at the clin- ics and cannot be obtained through the police. Be- cause the recent flu epidemic kept some children' at home, parents will likely have to wait until next spring when Child Find hopes to bring Kid Check back to Exeter. Darling also advises parents to update their pack- age once a year, and since children's fingerprints do not fully develop until they are at least five years of age, they too should be updated. On average, about 1,700 children go missing in Canada each year. Volunteers Kim Pinder and Jane Heeley fin- gerprinted Jenalyn Baker of Exeter, one of 160 children who were put through the Child Find identification program. orly years report s CLINTON - A preliminary report prepared by the Huron County Board of Education for the Minis- try of Education addressing junior kindergarten curriculum sparked debate amongst trustees during Monday evening's Board of Educa- tion meeting. Some said the report was a waste of money considering the Huron Board still opposes jun- ior kindergarten. The Early Years Committee re- port is presently being comprised, inviting board members, parents and teachers to respond to a survey about what should become pan of the kindergarten or junior kinder- garten programs. - - Huron County trustees learned at their October meeting that the $50 million allocated for junior kinder- garten programs had been placed back into the provincial treasury. But no immediate plans were un- derway for its implementation, as the board had already gone on record as being opposed to it, citing several reasons. Cost to taxpayers, lack of classroom space, lack of a noticeable need for the program and the safety of its pupils having to walk along busy streets or reach bus routes. Because of the board's stand on the issue, some trustees are wonder- ing whether or not the study is eco- nomically feasible. "This board has got to choose a direction and stick to it," said trus- tee John Jewitt. "It's costing us thousands of dollars and whMMit--- getting us? If we're spending mon- ey on this, we're not spending it on teaching the children of Huron County." Trustee Norm Wilson comment - kidebate Animal parts found dumped In creek south of Zurich ZURICH - What was described as a "disgusting" abuse of the local environment, had Conservation Authority crews cleaning animal parts out of a creek near Zurich on Friday. Rob Dickert and Roger Ward called the Ausable Bayfield Conserve - dolt Authority. Thursday evening to say they had spotted parts of a hog dumped off a culvert on Side Road 15-16 of Hay Township _ south of Zurich --ft-took ABCA wakes alt day Fria -t6Tnvestigate the incident and to remove the pieces of at least three slaughtered pigs from the creek. Jody Durand, through whose farmland the creek flows, said he was concerned that the animal parts may be diseased and might contaminate the water. Robert Traut, who was in the creek retrieving the carcass pieces, said he was grateful for the chilly water temperatures and would not care to speculate on the condition of the carcass had the incident occurred in mid -summer. While the Conservation crew was taking no chances in handling the parts, they discovered many had meat inspection numbers still intact, meaning the carcasses had at one time been in a slaughterhouse. Whether the meat had been bought or stolen from a slaughterhouse was still unknown as of Monday, but it would appear that after butcher- ing the animals, the remaining heads, feet, waste fat and some internal organs were merely dumped off the culvert into the creek. The police wage contacted and inspected the site Friday morning, but are letting the Conservation Authority handle the investigation. Heather Taylor who is heading the investigation, said the dumping of the carcasses was a direct violation of the Dead Animal Disposal Act. If the culprits are caught, it would be under that legislation they would be charged. While Taylor said she is following up several leads, she is also ap- pealing to the public to call the ARCA, at 235-2610 if anyone has any information about the incident. United Way holds first canvass of Exeter businesses EXETER - Although the $1,300 raised by Exeter Business Improve- ment Area merchants isn't going to break any United Way fundraising records, organizers are calling the fust ever canvass in the town a good start for an organization in its infancy. "The response was very generous given that the United Way is very new to the county," said John Wuerth who headed up the Exeter canvass. "We thought it was a good way for the Exeter downtown to give back to the county," he said, adding that most businesses were pleased that their donations would be used locally for local groups and human care organizations. Wuerth said the canvass was also something of an educational pro- cess, and gave people a chance to better understand how the Huron United Way is a blanket organiza- tion which specializes in fundrais- ing and distributing those funds to existing local groups. The $1,300 which was raised through donations from the nearly 140 businesses canvassed was a lit- tle shy of expectations, "but there is no experience to base that on" ad- mitted Wuerth. Wuerth also noted that the busi- nesses were facing the end of a re- cession year and most had already spent most of their budgets for charitable donations. "We think they were more than generous," he said, noting that many businesses are making plans to incorporate United Way dona- tions into their budgets next year. "I think it can only improve in coming years," said Wuerth. In addition to Wuerth, the other canvassers were Lisa Tuckey, Joanne Dinney, Don Romphf, Dol- ly Atthill, and Tom Hartai. 4 Santa's welcome will include collection for the Christmas Bureau EXETER - Santa will be coming to town right on schedule next weekend. A joint effort between the Busi- ness Improvement Area and the Ex- eter Lions Club has prepared his welcome with the annual parade which will start at 1 p.m. Saturday December 7. A free pancake breakfast will be Otold in the morning at the Wigs Youth Centre. -Donations to the centre will be accepted. After the parade, Santa will be at the South Huron Recreation Centre from 2-4 p.m. during the public skating session, and he will be vis- iting with the children, who are also being treated to free pop and chips courtesy of the Lions. The parade already has 20 floats lined up and more are expected. ed that while the decision was not to pursue junior kindergarten, the ministry is already looking at new alternatives, having realized its im- portance. Many others felt the survey was inaccurate, because of its very broad scope. "I think it's okay to respond, but I don't think we should be spending a lot of money," said trustee Norm Pickell. "If it's that important, then all 48 reports the trustees received should have been returned instead of just 31." The survey examines issues such as what the Ontario Education Sys- -tarh I IW ii shouldn't play a role in and to what extent should French Immersion be available at the jun- ior kindergarten level. A more comprehensive report is to be avail- able in February. Organizer Don Haines said the only problem so far is there is a slight shortage of bands because both the Mitchell and Stratford pa- rades are being held that day. "We're just hoping for good weather," said Haines. "But you have to have snow to make it look good." The Lioness Club will also be ac- cfltppaniing tb0, collecting canned goodlisre+t�-tnytt lot the Hu- ron County Christmas Bureau. The Bureau will be distributing food and gifts to needy families from their Exeter location at Trivia Me- morial Anglican Church. Mary Jane MacDougall explained that the Lioness are asking donors to wrap the toys to protect them from the elements during the col- lection. High school gets elevator CLINTON - Faced with the chal- lenge of providing expensive reno- vations in its remaining multi-level buildings to enable better access for handicap isdivicuals. the Huron County Board of Education voted in favour of including funds to help with the installation of an elevator at South Huron District High School for 1992. In the absence of Ministry of Ed- ucation grant support, members of the management committee sug- gested at the November 4 meeting, that a higher profile be given to this issue to generatea-better balance between local and provincial fund- ing. At this Monday's meeting the committee announced that it had re- ceived a formal commitment from Please turn to page 2 Amok Bayfield Consorration Authority workers Wayne Ford (left) and Rob Traut tackle the unpleasant task of removing from a creek near Zurich the parts of three hog carcasses dumped lllegally'there late last week. E: J•