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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-05-27, Page 2Goderich police chief a hero GODERICH - Goderich . Po- lice Chief Pat King has been dubbed a hero in the Cayman Is:- lands s:lands after -pulling an uncon- scious man from a burning building. • According to the Goderich Signal Star, King took a trip to Snug Harbour, Cayman Island last month to visit his son. One evening, after hearing some strange noises, King was awak- ened by his son Michael who had noticed a flickering light which turned out to be the neighbouring house in flames. The duo rushed outside in their pyjamas.only to be greeted by 20 foot flames and dense black smoke. Michael hooked two garden hoses together while King looked and yelled for any occupants. After fatally dpcciding no one was in the building, King turned to see a pair of legs through the smoke, just as the person dropped to the floor. King went in and dragged the man to safe - King became somewhat of a celebrity, being .interviewed by local newspaper and radio sta- tions, and the commissioner of police . invited him to an all - ranks club in Cayman. Deer breaks through shop window SEAFORTH - Seaforth Police responded to a unusual call last Tuesday morning, when it was reported a deer had jumped through a Main Si tore win- dow. The Huron Expositor repotted that police arrived to find the deer inside the building, and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) were summoned to as- sist. Unfortunately, the deer man- aged to este before MNR offr- cials arrived.on the scene. Dam- age to the shop included the broken window and blood stains on the carpet. Library to re -open ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Public Library once again opened its doors Saturday. al- most a year after being forced to close Saturdays because of bud- get problems. According to the S k Marys Journal Argus, library hours through the week have been cut in order for the facility to open on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. un- til 3 p.m. From now on, the library will open at 10:30 a.m. Monday to Friday and will close at 8 p.m. Meeting delayed on Sunday shuing ST. S-A ST. S A tic meet- ing to consider Sunday shopping in St. Marys and planned for May 26 has been shelved until a later date. A story in the St./Marys Jour- nal Argus reported (pat members of the Business Improiernent Area decided not to go ahead with the meeting in light of pos- sible changes to legislation which may make the meeting a waste of money. At a meeting of the Merchant's Association in November, mem- bers present voted tumultuously in favour of a bylaw that would allow merchants to open Sun- days if they wanted. It was found that many mer- chants at'the meeting had no in- tention of opening on Sundays but did not want to deny those who did wish to open. The Retail Holiday Shopping Act states stores are not permit- ted to open Sundays unless a special bylaw has been passed. 10 nominees forStudent of the Year EXETER - Friday evening will mark the annual end -of -the - year formal for South Huron District High School. In keep- ing with South Huron tradition, midnight will mark the un veiling of the male and female students of the year, an hon - Jeff Sweltser Jeff Sweitzer has been consistent- ly involved in many different as- pects of student life throughout his years at South Huron. Having twice achieved honour roll stand- ings, Sweitzer last year was a rep resentative of South Huron's OS - AID committee. Sweitzer has been a prefect for two years and a student council representative for the past three. In addition. Sweitzer acted as presi- dent of student council this year and was also a member of the curl- ing team. Sweitzer hopes to attend McGill University this fall. He is the son of Jim and Marg Sweitzer of Ship- ka. April Lewis April Lewis has been involved in several aspects of student life throughout her high school career. In athletics, she has been a member of the field hockey team all of her five years at South Huron and has also been a member of both the soccer andlcurling squads. Lewis has participated in numer- ous organizations such as the spe- cial events committee, OSAID, ath- letic council executive, formal committee and also acted as a pre- fect. This year she served as secre- tary for the Student Council execu- tive and has maintained honour roll or near honour roll standings for all of her five years. Lewis hopes to attend the Uni- versity of Waterloo this fall for co- op applied studies in French. She is the daughter of Gord and Lydia Lewis of Exeter. Lee Hope Lee Hope has spent his years at South Huron very actively. in- volved socially. This year, Hope enjoyed his position as social con-. vener of the student council and was in charge of the organization of many out-of-school functions. For the ,past two years Hope has been a member of the Grunt Squad, a group witch sets up for dances . and asseMblies. He has also been, a . prefect for two years and a member of South Huron's curling team. Hope plans to attend community college this fall to study public re- lations. He is the NNW 3oltn and Christine Hope of D SIMIllid. Krish VanDoagen Kristi VanDongen has been very active throughout the past five years at South Huron, contributing to sports and numerous extra- curricular activities. She spent five years as a member of both the volleyball and soccer teams, and also enjoyed a year of field hockey. In grade 12, Van- Dongen was chosen to attend the Ontario Leadership Camp at Bark Lake for two weeks where she gained leadership skills, specializ- ing in canoeing/kayaking. VanDongen has spent three years as a volunteer leader at Camp Syl- vanand worked with school groups at the Pinery Provincial Park for her co-op placement. She has been a member of the OSAID executive for two years while also acting as'a prefect , athletic council representa- tive and member of the athletic council executive. This year, she served at the Athletic Council Liai- son. VanDongen hopes to attend Sir Sanford Fleming in the fall to study environmental science. She .is the daughter of Lee and Sandra Van- Dongen of Grand Bend. Ted Hyde } Ted Hyde has been actively in- volved with the theatre department at South Huron, with his focus on its technical aspects. He has been technical director for the past three years supporting school shows in- cluding "Lost Souls", "Fame" and "Magic Moon". Hyde has also been involved in three award- winning Blyth Festival productions, 'T11 Be Back Before Midnight", "Waiting For The Parade" and "Blood Relations". Hyde's other activities include yearbook staff and past newspaper staff. During time off from balanc- ing his OAC's of maths, English, drama and theatre studies, he spo lt'ttime as an officer witti_the local army cadet corps, skiinelak- ing pictures and building and flying radio -controlled aircraft. ' Hyde plans to attend either York ,£"t;.:r our bestowed to those who have shown a strong involvement in school activities and/or academic standing. The decision will h difficult; as the field has been narrowed to ten of South Huron's most deserving representatives. University or Sheridan College in the fall to study technical theatre production. He is the son of Nor- man and Maxine Hyde of Huron Park. Jody -Hecker Jody Becker has been a very busy student throughout her five years at South Huron. She has maintained -honour roll standing throughout and was this year honoured with an Excellence in Education award, while balancing duties as a peer counsellor, peer tutor, OSAID member and prefect. Becker has also been involved in several theatrical productions in- cluding "Night Beat '89", "Lost Souls and Missing Persons", "Fame" and "Waiting For The Pa- rade". She was also involved in the Welland Mock Trial and in a re- enactment of the fust Huron County Council meeting. Athletically she has been a mem- ber of both the soccer and curling teams at South Huron. Becker has been a student council representative for three yearsas well as a member of the executive for the past two. In grade 12 she acted as the Elementary School Li- aison Chairperson,•and is currently 'the student council treasurer. Becker plans to study at the Uni- versity of Western Ontario this fall. She is the daughter of Robert and Bonnie Becker of Grand Bend. Dan Thiel Dan Thiel has been actively in- volved in activities throughout his high school career. He spent last year as president of student council and, is also an active enrichment student group member. Thiel par- ticipated on the football and track teams and was twice an honour stu- dent. This year, Thiel was an active member of both student and athlet- ic councils and was chosen as vale- dictorian of his, graduating class. Thiel plans to attend university in the fall. He is the son of Doug and Lois Thiel of Zurich. Jenny= Vareham Mso an active member of school life throughout her five years at South Hurn, Jenny Wareham has taken part in many aspects. • As an athlete; she has participat- ed an the field hockey, volleyball, curling and soccer teams and has • been nominated as female athlete of the year. She acted for two years as athletic council representa- tive and was a member of the exec- utive in grade 12.' Theatrically, Wareham has held leading roles in "Lost Souls and Missing Persons" as well as "Blood Relations". She also participated,in the school's production of "Fame". Wareham has been an OSAID member, prefect and this year acted as vice-president of student coun- cil. She has excelled in academics and was chosen to receive the Ex- cellence in Education award. Wareham hopes to further her studies at Wilfrid Laurier Universi- ty this fail. She is the daughter of Ralph and Jo Ann Wareham of Ex- eter. Peter McAllister Throughout his five years at South Huron, Peter McAllister has lead a very active reale In sports and academic activities. He has played a number of sports having been captain of the soccer, basketball and football teams while also tak- ing part in badminton and volley- ball. McAllister has been involved as a member of the guidance support team and athletic council executive. McAllister was twice chosen to represent South Huron at the Orta, rio Student Leadership Camp, and was one of 200 students selected across Ontario to attend a four- month academic program called Shad Valley. He has used this to help further his skills by coaching an elementary school basketball clinic for the past three years, and acting as a referee for both basket- ball and soccer. McAllister has maintained an honour roll standing for each of his five years and hopes to attend the University of Waterloo this fall to study architecture. He is the son of Neil and Susan McAllister of Cen- tralia. Becci Farquhar Becci Farquhar has been an hon- our student throughout her five years at South Huron while being involved in various aspects of school life. She has been a mem- ber of both field hockey and soc- cer teams for five years and was captain of both this season. In ad- dition, she has also .been on the curling team for two years. Farquhar was twice selected as South Huron's female representa- tive for the Ontario Althletic Lead- ership Camp and has twice been nominated as athlete of the year. Farquhar has served on the atb- lectic council for four•yedrs, two as a representative and two on the executive. This year, she acted as a member of the student council executive as well as athletic coun- cil chairperson and received an award for Excellence in Education. She has also been a prefect, peer tutor, member of the special events committee, formal committee and OSAID. Farquhar has been involved in the South Huron productions "Night Beat" and "Fame", and plans to continue playing field hockey at the University of West- ern Ontario this fall where she hopes to study physiotherapy. She is the daughter of Bill and Linda Farquhar of Exeter. Concern over "ripple ett t" Exeter council holds off on casino support EXETER - Members of council voted last Tuesday night to table a request to support the proposed gambling casino in Grand Bend un- til the apcond meeting in July. Lloyd Guilett and Keith Hoggard, officials of Lakeview Casino Cor- poration were at the meeting to ask for council's support. Hoggard said his group has been working with the provincial gov- ernment since last September and suggested resort areas would be, the best location for gaming casinos. He continued, " A lot of people seem to think gambling is evil and would bring in the criminal ele- ment. That's not the case. We visit- ed casinos in Deadwood, South Da- kota,, a small community of 1,800 residents and found they only need- ed to increase their police force from five to nine officers Alen some 80 casinos were established. Inside security is high, so police are needed for basically traffic control only." Guillett said off-track horse race betting would be included in their casinos with a•portion of the profits going back to the horsemen. The two men said casinos would not only benefit Grand Bend, but surrounding communities. They en- visioned 400 to 500 of the potential 3,000 casino employees coming from the town of Exeter. "They added, " You are bound to benefit from the work spinoff." When asked about the location of the casino, Guiliett said , We have an option on 50 acres of kind not yet developed by the Rice Group, owners of Grand Cove Estates. This property is in Stephen town- ship on the north side of Highway 21, just east of the Grand Bend vil- lage limits." He continued, " After the original curiosity wears off, I'm sure you will find very few local jusidenks visiting the casino to gamble. We are counting on an influx from the United States and other parts of this province. A travel agent has told me that eight plane loads of Ontari- oans leave Totonlo for Atlantic City each day. We could save them a lot of travelling." Also part of the complex would be an 800 to 1,000 seat theatre to allow the presentation of top notch and popular artists and shows. When the matter was discussed later in the meeting, councillor Toni Humphreys backed a motion to give the Grand Bend project council's moral support. Sillery said on a recent trip to Dawson City, he found casinos very popular and Humphreys said he found the same situation on cruise ships. After further discussion and be- fore a vote could be taken, deputy - reeve Lossy Fuller proposed a mo- tion to table a decision for a period of two months. In the ensuing vote on tabling councillors Bob Spears and Bob Drummond threw their support be- hind Fuller's motion which passed. Absent were reeve Bill Mickle and councillor Dave Urlin, who were described during the meeting as the "heavyweights" of council. In the discussion Spears said, " We might be a little premature here. 1 feel I don't know enough about it. There are likely more as- pects we are not aware of." Bob Drummond agreed with the delay saying, " I think they are vastly overestimating returns and also the ripple effect to our commu- nity." Fuller said, " We need more dis- cussion on this. Their proposal sounds groat, but there could be more than meets the eye."