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Cleaning off the fingerprint ink from Brian
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son. Each child who attended Kid Check
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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
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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 -:
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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.
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Wednesday, November 27, 1991
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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
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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.
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