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Serving South Huron
As It was
Looking back
on '91
pages 2-20
Oats
Staffa business
-lets "rolling"
page 5
Hockey
Stephen Tykes
win
tournament
Second front
Stolen car
recovered by
police, man
charged
EXETER - On Sunday December
22, in the early, morning hours, a
vehicle was stolen from a residence
on Highway 4 just south of Exeter.
The vehicle was located shortly
thereafter and police have charged
an -113-year old Exeter man with its
theft
The police arc reminding resi-
dents not to leave their keys in their
cars as this is a common method of
vehicle theft in the Exeter area.
In fact, many municipal bylaws.
Exeter's included, make it an of-
fenseio leave a vehicle parked on a
street with the keys in it.
The OPP still have m their pos-
session an odd assortment of items
found near the railway tracks m
Hensall on October 22. The de-
tachment is hoping the owner will
come to the station to claim the fol-
lowing items: one stuffed sheep
lawn ornament, a Bluewater recy-
cling box. a bumblebee lawn orna-
ment, a chicken lawn ornament, a
slow-moving vehicle sign. arid. two
reflectors.
Cigarettes
stolen in
variety store
break-ins
DASHWOOD - The Exeter OPP
we reporting that Allen's Country
Cafe in Dashwood was Token into
in the early hours of bristmas
morning. They say that cartons
of various brands of cigars s were
stolen in the robbery.
On December 29,'again in thc
curly hours of the morning. thc Jem
Variety Starr in Crediton was brok-
en into and 45 cartons of cigarettes
were taken ,by thieves.
Police are requesting that anyone
with knowledge of these efitsie
contact the Burster OPP at 235 -
or Crime Stoppers at 1.300-265-
1777. All automation will be kept
confidential.
Before Christmas on December
19, a 1906 Hondo ATV. -red ill -COI
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Pat and Frank Bremner toast the Lotto 649 in the mugs they received while visiting To-
ronto to collect their winnings. Both plan to retire early.
Encore lottery brings
$250,000 for Exeter couple
EXETER - Describing their S250,000 lottery win,
an Exeter couple said n was a Christmas present
that overshadowed Christmas itself.
Pat and Frank Bremner; who live in the Norwood
Village trailer park just south of Exeter, buy lottery
tickets regularly, but up until December 21, the
biggest win they had was S161. However, all that
changed in a hurry.
Lotto 649 is known for the fact that the ticket pur-
chaser chooses numbers to play, but it now also in-
cludes a set of "Encore' numbers at the bottom of
the ticket which are only valid if an extra SI is spent
on the ticket. When Pat Bremner bought her ticket
at Valu Mart before Chrisunas, she had the good
fortune to play the Encore numbers.
.Those numbers came up last Saturday evening as
Bremner was watching tfnc draw on television and
writing the numbers down. ShL was surprised when
the first three numbers matched.
"When I saw the next duce numbers 1 let out a
cell for him [husband Frank to come and check,"
said Pat.
At first tt,— '1'dn" t now how much the Encore
win was worth, but a friend she called found a
newspaper and confirmed that their ticket was now
worth a. quarter million dollars.
"Most of the time you sit and dream about these
big wins," said Pat.
But there -mss no dreaming. The shock of the win
made for some sleepless nights.
"I didn't sleep that night, nor the next night," she
said. "I forgot it was even Christmas."
While the couple don't plan any big expenditures
with their winnings, the $250,000 will certainly af-
fect their lives. Frank made immediate plans to re-
tire early from his job at Scott Poultry Farms in Sea-
--. • ------forth where he haiWoited 26 years- - - -.. Pat, who also works there pan -time, plans to join
him in retirement soon after. '
They will be able to carry out their plans of sell-
ing their Exeter trailer and purchasing another one
in Florida. They already have a trailer in Bayfield.
"Summer in Bayfield and Florida all winter," said
Frank, who said he is already determined to play a
lot more golf in 1992.
"It's a feeling you can't really explain. You don't
believe it at first...you don't believe it could happen
to you," explained Pat.
The -fact that the couple have beaten the odds
won't deter them from playing the lottery in the fu-
ture. Pat says she will "definitely" be buying tickets
each week.
"1 couldn't give it up," she said.
As friends and relatives learned of the Bremner's
good fortune, the calls of congratulations have
flooded in.
"My sister, when she heard about it, she just
cried," said Pat.
Plans underway for
'92 Conservation dinner
EXETER - Plans are well under-
way for the third annual conserva-
tion dinner to be held on Thursday,
April 30. 1992 at the South Huron
Rec Centre in Exeter. .
The first two dinners of their
kind in this area proved to be very
popular in providing a fun everting
for crowds of about 450 and at the
same time pining-funds-forienwn-
ber of conservation and _wildlife
projects.
The Ausabk Bayfield Conserva-
tion Foundation and the Exeter Li-
ons club are again joining forces in
sponsoring this year's dinner.
Profits are split 5W50 between
the two sponsoring groups and the
Lions have again agreed to use at
least 75 percent of their share for
the Exeter -Morrison Dam Corridor.
Part of the Foundation's share of
last year's dinner was used to up-
date the parking lot and provide ac-
lcessibk trails and for fishing for
the physically handicapped at Mor-
rison Darn.
Projects to be funded from the
1992 dinner include the eateaaion
of the student outdoor education
program at White Pine Woods at
the Parkhill Cpnasrvalion Atrea.and
*doting tdaoosealble *talk aid die
parking let at Morrison Dam.
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another "full house" as funds from
the Exeter Lions share and that of
the Ausablc Hayfield Conseri?ation
Authority .Foundation will again
got to worthwhile projects.
The Exeter Lions have agrced.to
use at bast 75 percent of their Share
Of the net proceeds for the Exeter -
Morrison corridor which is now in
to planning stage: .. _.... — .
A leoent letter from the Lions
says, "lite planned work at Mac -
Naughton Park earmarked for last
years funding has in fact been
complexed. We have rerouted the
Medway through the park, expand-
ed the parking kit at die south end,
placed "tree surround" materials
around 100 trees, closed the origi-
nal roadway, designed laid -out
Plass for the high inpeasity garden
area, and are presently installing
new lights in the pavillion. The
Tree Surrounds were provided by
United Plastics "
However, because of labour and
material donated from 4itftaeat
sources, the mons tulip only be
billed a total d S621. Therefore,
from the 37.694.n;ietirtg the Loa
, share raised from ibe dimer for the
Peak Dordopseat Project.
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an early bird draw. The prize is a
print of a bald eagle by artist Renee
Knight of RR 6, St. Marys.
Please turn to page 3
Thirty windows
smashed in
morning
vandalism spree ,
at Exeter school
A same -night liquor store smash
and grab may be related, and
police are seeking public help
EMI! - A school sitting vacant over the Christmas holidays
has once again become the target of vandalism. Last year, the OPP
were investigating a serious case of vandalism at the J.A.D. McCur-
dy School in Huron Park. This year, the Exeter'Police are seeking
the perpetrators of a break-in at the Exeter Public School.
Sergeant Brad Sadler said that\the department -believes that two or
more individuals smashed their way into the school in the early
hours of Sunday morning, breaking about 30 windows, kickin
over desks. and scattering files and paperworl ,Only one of
school's many computers was daiJtaged, apparently; thrown throug
a window.
Police are contacting the residents who live close to..the�chool in
case some saw or heard something connected with the incident.
"You would think it made a horrendous noise," said Sadler, who
otherwise described thc incident as "typical vandalism".
The police have so far estimated damage to the school at about
$3,000, but acknowledge that figure could climb if more damage is
discovered by returning teachers.
The same night, howevcr,.thc Liquor Store at Main and Welling-
ton Streets was broken into'as a thief or thieves smashed through
the store's glass door.
Sadler described the crime as a "smash and grab" and not part of
an organized theft of alcohol. He said it appears only about 10 bot-
tles of liquor were taken by the perpetrators.
Police are considering the distinct possibility that the Liquor Store
break-in and the school vandalism are connected. They are asking
any member of the public who may have any information about the
incidents to contact the police department at 235-1236.
Lucan to continue with
weekly garbage pickup
LUCAN - Meeting on December -
23, members of village council
agreed to continue with garbage
collection on a weekly basis and -to
accept the latest contract offer from
C.H. Lewis Ltd. for pickup and dis-
posal.
At the same time it was decided
to arrange a meeting with Michael
Walters -of Laidlaw Disposal in
Watford to sign an agreement to ac-
cept Lusan's garbage.
As part of the Watford agreement
to ensure disposal the year round,
the Lucan pickup day would be
changed from Monday to Friday.
Deputy reeve Harry Wraith is
still calling for bi-weekly pickup
and for tenders for the pickup con-
tract.
Reeve 'Lora McLaugAlin raid,
"1'm -satisfied with the tervice we
are getting from the Lewis firm and
local residents are being em-
ployed."
Councillor Rob Brady agreed?
saying, "We need all the jobs we
can get and keep here in the village
and councillor Reg Crawford com-
mented, "Larry (Lewis) is doing a
good job and I'm not convinced bi-
weekly pickup would save any
.noncy, I think it would just cause
confusion."
The contract for 1992 would cost
the village $77,300, an increase of
21 percent, but McLaughlin added,
"that's fairly reasonable considering
the trips to Watford as opposed to
previous dumping at the Lewis site
in Biddulph township which was
closed in mid 1991."
Council agreed to accept the offer
from Niles Nicholson of Nicholson
Flowers to handle the disposal of
used Christmas trees from any resi-.
dents of the village at no cost to the
taxpayer. They may be dropped off
at the Nicholson location at the
north end of the village.
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