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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-07-08, Page 22Page 22 Tames -Advocate, July 8, 1992 Regional wrap up Thieves caught after 20 thefts OWEN SOUND - Following their arrest in Owen Sound, two men have told Ontario Provin- cial Police they are responsible for cigarette smash and grabs in 20 communities, including Park- hill, Zurich and Grand Bend. According to the Parkhill Ga- zette, James Craig Montgomery, 20, and John Charles Deryk, 23, originally from Kitchener, were arrested in a swamp by Owen Sound OPP after a car chase when police realized the car driven by the duo had been sto- len in London. The pair apparently stole 15 cars during their tour, which in- cluded smash and grabs of S4,000 worth of cigarettes at McIntyre Pharmacy in Parkhill and S12,000 worth of cigarettes from the Zurich Valu -Mart on May 4, and an additional S12,000 in cigarettes from Loeb. IGA in Grand Bend April 29. They arc to appear in court July 8. Conflict case to proceed CLINTON - A Clinton judge has ruled that there is sufficient information to proceed with an application for a ruling over pos- sible conflicts of interest involv- ing Clinton Mayor Murray Tay- ior. As reported by the Clinton News -Record, Judge Granger re- leased a 17 -page report June 19 supporting the affidavits of local ratepayers Frank Cameron and Bonnie Jewitt seeking an inter- pretation by a judge as to wheth- er or not the mayor had been in conflict in council dealings and in taking the oath of office. On February 7, the duo had in- itiated an application against Taylor pursuant to provisions of the Municipal Conflict of Inter- est Act. Should the case proceed with examinations of discovery, a teal may follow. Capital funding for Huron schools CLINTON - Paul Klopp, MPP for Huron has announced that $916,936 will be allocated to the Huron Board of Education through jobs Ontario Capital. Projects at Central Huron in Clinton, F.E. Madill in Wing - ham and Seaforth District High School for handicapped access and renovations at Central Hu- ron will be funded by this grant. Thesefunds arc part of the five year, #2.3 billion infrastruc- ture investment program an- nounced by Treasurer Floyd Laughren on June 22 Jobs On- tario Capital was first an- nounced in this year's provincial budget_ Driver udget- Driver approaches child HOLMESVILLE - A nine- year-old girl was stopped in Holmesville recently by a driver in what appears to have been an auempted abduction. According to the Goderich Signal -Star, Goderich OPP said the girl was walking towards the Holmesville Public School when a maroon Dodge Caravan, with a narrow wood panel on the side pulled up beside her. The man driving said, "Come here, I have a question." The child asked what the ques- tion was and the man merely re- peated "Como here." At that point a neighbour came out and the vehicle sped off. The driver is described as a heavyset older man with greying dark hair and a full beard. He was wearing a dirty white T- shirt. • Seniors directory in mail CLINTON - The Huron Seniors Directory has been sent out in the mail to all Huron County house- holds. It provides information about services for seniors in Huron County. This 30 page booklet was prepared and sem out for Huron MPP Paul Klopp. The information was provided by the Community information Service. The Huron Seniors irectory is an up-to-date, indexed and has an easy to read format. Information is targeted for seniors, but others will find the directory useful. Anyone requiring additional information or assistance can call Paul Klopp's Constituency Office at 482-3132 or 1-800-276-0535 or the Community Information Service at 482-5666 or 1-800-267-0535. The graduating class from the Toddlers inn Wednesday and Friday class are, front; Ryan McMillan, Charles Lesperance, Bran- don Van Osch, Chandra Dougall, Michelle Roy, Amanda Lynn Feeney, Kristy Ortmanns, Shawn Devries, Tara Dekort, Emily Pym. Second row, left; Bradley Regier, Mikayla Skinner, Clint Homuth, Katie Glavin, Lea Mudge, Justin Millar, Eric Cosman, Shannon Clarke. Back, left; Edward Hearn, Corey Bilcke, Jason Martens, Faye Skinner, Julia Tieman, Joel Veri. Sun Bowl on July 15 GRAND BEND - Fun in the Sun. That's what Grand Bend is all about and that's what will happen on Wednesday on the beaches of this Lake Huron Village. Combining good clean athletic competition with a fundraising ac- tivity, the Sun Bowl will have football teams running and passing in the sand and sun. The project of Crediton's Jerry Lamport is -expected to raise as much as 52,700 for the Sunshine Foundation which grants the wishes of terminally ill and severely handicapped children in Southwestern Ontario. Monday night at Grand Bend's Council meeting, councillor Ed Fluter noted the limited time frame Lamport had to put on the event a year ago. "The concern last year was it (the request) came in the day before and it was pushed onto Archie's (Gibbs) beach," said Fluter. This year's Sun Bowl will be played on both the Gibbs and the north beach. • In other busines conducted council decided the village is going to take serious action to a home owner on Centre Street if the residence is not cleaned up. It was decided to sent a wriuen notice to the owner that they have 14 days to get the property into village standards or it will be cleaned up by the v. !' department. There are other properties in Grand Bend which the village would like to see cleaned up immediately. • Councillor Bill Uniac reported that actual construction on the pa- villion near the ball diamond could begin this week. He said the local Lions Club would be helping raise the up to 540,000 for the swc- turc. • Uniac also told council of the an ongoing concern the residents of Oakwood Park have about their locked gate. He said there is a lot of security in the area including the OPP and a future Neghbourhood Watch program and hopefully the gate will not have to be locked in the future. • The village passed an agreement that would allow them to go on to various business properties and tag and tow cars which have been parked illegally. Skim boarding in Grand Bend GRAND BEND - First there was surfing now there is skim boarding. Smaller than the board used to battle the big waves, the skim board is about three feet long and docs exactly whatits name says - it skims along the water. Keith Carter, who sells skim boarding merchandise in Grand Bend, is trying to bring a competi- tion to the beaches of the village this weekend. Although his proposal was brought forth to the recreation board back on June 16, since coun- cil has only met briefly since then, it was fust brought to their atten- tion Monday night. With a skim board, participants toss the board onto the low water along the beach anddo freestyle ma- noeuvres. Carters proposal was to bring the event to the north beach which meant he would have to take a backhoe and do some alterations to the sand. "I've seen them run on the south beach and it's perfect there," said councillor Bill Uniac. However, Carter pointed out the obvious lack of visibility and the limited parking on the south beach, that's is why he proposed the north. Playhouse Guild meets at Oakwood By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The women of the Huron Country Playhouse Guild met at Oakwood Inn on June 24 for their monthly luncheon meeting. HCP Guild President Dee Overduin chaired the business. Bert Pullens was publicly thanked for making the signs which hang at the Guild Gift Shop in the old farm- house at the Playhouse. Anne Didier thanked the 12 members who participated in "Flower Planting Day" at the Play- house on May 26. She also remind- ed members that all of that land- scaping needs to be watered and weeded during the summer months to stay healthy and growing. Ruby Sholdice's committee re- ceived a round of applause for the beautiful float they created to enter in the Alhambra Volunteer Day Pa- rade on Junc 20. The weather was cold, but the HCP Guild float was a New church hall for Grand Bend By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Grand Bend has awarded the contract to Bender Construction of Stratford, for their lowest tender on the con- struction of a church hall and re- construction of the heating system in the existing church. Work is to begin later this summer. Jordan and Justin Clarke and Jil- lian Clark recently received their first Holy Communion during Sun- day Mass. Congratulations also goes to Luke Timothy Smith, infant son of Mark Smith and Cathie La- velle, who was baptized during the I 1 a.m. Mass on Sunday. The Catholic Women's League will be meeting on July 14 at the Alhambra Hall at 8 p.m. Reverend linage Pocock organized the Canada Day celebrations in Lucan last Wednesday vir- tually single handed. In less than two weeks he managed to put together a program that In- cluded a bicycle decorating contest, a birthday cake, a flag raising, and a frisbee toss. Here he tests the knowledge of Lucan's youth with his Canada Quiz. prizes were donated by com- munity service groups and businesses. favourite of the parade. Tickets are still on sale at the Gift Shop for a keepsake doll/basineue and her ensemble, all handmade by Guild members. Some tickets were sold at the Doll Show at the Lamb - ton Heritage Museum. There are also tickets being sold on a beauti- ful handmade quilt. The Guild catered the food for Opening Night at the Playhouse. A few props are still needed for shows; silk flowers and one stuffed bear's head, a rather difficult object to find. Nora and Ed Vickers were thanked for fixing the porch at the gift shop, with material donated by Canadian Tire in Exeter, and Grand Bend Hardware. The next meeting will be a pot- luck luncheon at the Playhouse on July 23, at 12:30 p.m. 4esse nlati' Country Inn Open Daily Sunday Brunch 11 a.m. - 2.p.m. Lunch and Dinner Specials July 11 HENRY VOGEL TRIO Weekend Special All you can eat chicken 236-7707 Reservations appreciated Hwy. #21, just north of St. Joseph McGillivray Township History Books are available from Lorraine Hodgins 294-6990 Lois Morgan 293-3135 Elizabeth Corbett 293-3274 R.E. Pooley Branch 167 Royal Canadian Legion Exeter Ontario Heartsaver CPR - July 16th The Exeter.Legion is offering a 4 hour Heartsaver CPR course to the citizens of Exeter and Area on Thursday July 16 - 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. in the upstairs hall The cost of this course will be $10.00 to partici- pants with the Legion's Nevada Fund paying the remainder Course is limited to 20 persons Contact Dave Frayne at 235-0410 days Gre _ Pfaff at 235-2074 evenin : = e' PEANUT STOMP REVIVAL Sat., July 11 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. South Huron Rec Centre John Anderson's Forest City Jazz Band Tickets $15.00 each or $25.00/couple Lunch provided Tickets available from Lion's members, Bank of Nova Sootia, Stedmans and Laurentian Bank •