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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-09-02, Page 3N1SA T1V TRF NFWS 41. Times -Advocate, September 2, 1992 Pape 3 41, Kayak pair looking to set world record GRAND BEND - Two Wind- sor men are hoping to enter the Guinness Book of World Records after they attempt to paddle a kayak 200 miles in ap- proximately 45 hours. Glen McLaughlin and Steve l.nrcrh will launch their kayak from the beach at the end of Grand liend's Main Street at 10 p.m. Friday ling, hoping to end in Whe ute) . Their trek will take them along 43 miles of water on Lake Huron, SL Clair River, Lake St. Clair and Detroit River. The last 70 miles will be spent paddling the waters of Lake Erie as the duo heads for Wheatley. Benmiller Inn could be sold GODERICH - Officials at the Benmiller Inn say the debt - ridden operation may have a new owner. As reported in the Huron Ex- positor, the 48 -room complex which includes dining room and fitness club, went into receiver- ship April 16 after falling behind in mortgage payments. It was the second resort owned by Granite Tourism Corporation to fall into receivership that month. The deal is said to be set for August 31, but no further details were released. Swimmers steamed at pool- closure -- ST. MARYS - Residents in St. Marys are steamed after the Cadzow pool closed during the hottest weather this summer. According to the St. Marys Journal Argus. last Monday night the pool was closed by lifeguards sighting a lack of at- tendance, which wasn't the case come evening. Carloads of bathers were seen turning away from the facility in anger. However, lifeguards explained that the day had been a poor one. Between noon and 4 p.m., only three people paid to swim. Told to keep salaries down, two -lifeguards went home,at 4 p.m., while the remaining staff kept the pool open until 6 p.m. CBC crew filming in Goderich GODERICH - A CBC film crew made the town of Goderich its home this past week for on - location filming of "The Steven Truscou Story" for the Scales of Justice television series. As reported in the Goderich Signal -Star the crew was busy filming at the Huron County Courthouse, Historic Gaol and various other locations at Vanas- tra. The program is expected to air early next spring. Seaforth ambassador third at CNE SEAFORTH - Melissa Whit- more of Seaforth was the second runner-up at the 1992 Ambassa- dor of the Fairs pageant finals recently at the Canadian Nation- al Exhibition. According to the Huron Ex- positor, the 19 -year-old graduate of Seaforth District High School captured the 1991 Seaforth Am- bassador of the Fair title and moved on. Whiunore will be studying this fall at Carleton University where she is enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program. She hopes to ender a carver in broadcast journalism as a televi- sion field reporter and anchor Mien. Leader of the provincial Progressive Conservative Party Mike Harris was in Exeter Monday to help bring his policies and plans to the public long ahead of the next election. Ailsa Craig man gets 45 day jail term EXETER - An Ailsa Craig man was convicted with taking a vehi- cle without permission, failing to report an accident and failing to remain at an accident in Provincial Court held in Exeter last Tues- day. Martin McVeeney of 184 Queen SL pleaded not guilty to the charges. The court was told that on May 21 an of- ficer was called to a sin- gle vehicle accident on Highway 4 at 4:35 am. when a vehicle owned by the accused's brother James McVecney had hit a concrete bridge. The witness observed one person leaving the scene. Testimony by James revealed that he and the accused had been drinking a large amount of beer and liquor since early in the after- noon and had returned to his home at RR #1 Hensall at 11:00 p.m. He admitted his car had been involved in an accident but he did not give anyone permission to use the vehicle and his brother Mar - Un told him he had slept in James' barn all night. James' common-law wife, Shelley Simpson, testified that Martin had not seemed intoxicated when they returned to the Hensall farm. She had witnessed James' car leave the property but couldn't identi- fy the person driving the vehicle as the accused. Between 3:30 and 4:30 am.she received a call from the accused asking her to pick him up, but refused. The accused testified that after returning to his brother's home he did leave the premises by bicycle at about 2:00 am. and returned to find the doors locked, therefore slept in the barn. Martin said he re- turned home by taxi cab at 4:00 p.m. the following day. Judge G.A. Phillips sent Martin to jail for 45 days inclusive for the three offenses. Ability impaired Witham Moffat of Huron Park was fined $700 or 30 days in jail for driving while impaired and $500 with six months to pay for driving with a suspended license for an incident which occurred on April 5. Moffat pleaded guilty to the charges. The court was told that on County Road 4 in Stephen Township an officer observed a vehicle moving from shoulder to shoulder along the road. The officer noticed when the vehicle was pulled over Moffatt and the passenger switched seats. Breathalyser tests on Moffau resulted in readings of 190 and 200. Ability impaired Nikorn Aphayuong of St. Thomas pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while impaired for an incident which occurred on August 2. The court heard that an officer travelling on County Road 4 in Stephen Township witnessed the accused's vehicle continually drift- ing across the contra lane of the road and pulled him over. Aphayu- ong's speech was slurred, he was unsteady on his fat and his eyes were red. Two blood alcohol counts taken read 150 mg of alcohol to 100 mg of blood. Aphayuong had a prior record for impaired driving. Judge G.A. Phillips sentenced him to a 14 day jail term. Driving while disqualified Brian Warrington of Millon pleaded not guilty to a charge of op- erating a motor vehicle while disqualified to do so. The court heard that on Manch 26, an off-duty officer walking on Highway 21 at Highway 84 observed the accused driving a vehicle into the park- ing tet of the gas stNion located at the COMM Warmington said be hod been working long hours during the weekdays and was not in the area on March 26. Judge G.A. Phillips sentenced W$ miagtort to 30 days in jail W be served on weckeads. ' NEMMINIMMIIM PC leader talks tough on party plans, offers promises to businesses Continued from front page but still won't guarantee a landfill when completed. "We're spending billions on stud- ies, lawyers, consultants, all sup- posedly in the name of protecting the environment. We're not pro- tecting the environment,"• he com- plained. Nevertheless, Harris said he has cause to have hope for Ontario's fu- ture. He said the province has been able to survive with governments that have ignored the need to be competitive. He even criticized previous Conservative regimes for such oversights. The province, he said, has had riches and resources to allow room for error. "We have succeeded in spite of government," said Harris. "We can still have a standard of living in ex- cess of other countries and still be competitive. And that gives me hope." When asked if his party would is- sue a platform statement similar to that of the federal Reform Party, Harris said tours of speaking en- gagements were aimed at getting the Conservatives' message out long before the next election. "We're winning the battle. You've.got to take heart in that," he said. In addition to the afternoon rounc' table, Harris also spoke at a sold - out dinner at the Exeter Legion Monday evening. Grants to fight erosion Continued from front page spring and summer," says Traut. "Applications are dealt with on a first come, first serve basis." Schwindt says that the ABCA have already received a number of requests this summer that are being attended to. "Applications are being accepted at any time. Funding at this time would be questionable," he adds. Interested property owners are in- vited to contact Traut, who will visit and assess the site, explain the program and supply an application faro. Once the application is ac- cepted, a survey is done and a de- sign drawn up, laying out a plan for construction of appropriate struc- tures - retaining wall, gabions (stone barriers banded with wire mesh), rip rap (rock foundations) or others. Before construction can begin, additional documents such as a work permit from the Ministry of Natural Resources may be required for certain projects. Depending on the location of the site, construction may start in early spring as soon as conditions are dry enough or as late in the year as mid-September. Recent projects under the Erosion Control Assistance Program in- clude major restructuring of the riv- erbanks at McNaughton Park in Ex- eter, repairs to the reservoir banks and Morrison Dam, stream bank erosion control at an unnamed trib- utary of the Ausable River in West Williams township and similar work on the Ausable River Cut near Thedford. "Erosion control is like an insu- rance policy," says TrauL "It not only conserves the soil, keeps the water from being polluted by soil and insures against other damage that erosion can cause, but it also protects the resources that you've paid for as a landowner. It's benefi- cial." False alarms at Centralia College CENTRALIA - The Stephen It was soon discoveredto-be a false Township Fire Department re- alarm, but upon the department's sponded to a pair of calls at Cen- return to the station, a second alarm tralia College twice Sunday eve- sent them back. ning, both of which turned out to It was assumed to be a defective be false alarms. detector. According to fire chief Robert "What happens is the school Pertchy, the department answered looks after their own alarm. If we an alarm at Huron Hall about 9:15. find a problem, they have a man come in front London who has to reset it," explained Pertchy. "He couldn't have been gone more than a half and hour before it went off again." Pertchy said that sometimes, hu- mid conditions are at fault for set- ting off an alarm. Grand Bend considers co-ordinator to keep track of special events finanes By Fred Groves, T-AeWf By Fred Groves, staff GRAND BEND - A co-ordinator of special events in this community could help village council keep a better grasp on the amount of money they are spend- ingto help promote Grand Bend. Over the summer, three major events took place in the village which had their input; the Grand Bend Air Show, the Rib and Chicken Cookoff and the Sandcas- tle Days. According to members of council, the village did not lose any money on the cookoff, although they say the promoter did and Sandcastle Days were cancelled due to lack of particpants. Mayor Tom Lawson said if the village does go ahead and hire a special events co-ordinator, one of the requirements would be to keep a close watch on fi- nances. "If we can evolve into the appropriate way where we have a special events co-ordinator, the whole thing would come under better control," said Lawson. As far as the Airshow which was held in late May is concerned, that was a project put on by the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce. Deputy -major Cam Iver said �a Ivey said mancial statements from the chamber about the Air Show may not be made available. "You may or may not get them," he said. Perri •Broadley, chairman of the Air Show for the Chamber of Commerce said there was a loss of less than $2,000. "It was money well spent," she said. Lawson said council is curious about dollar figures on the three events. "I think all of us would like to know the final nwn- bers on a whole bunch of issues," he said. Councillor Ed Fluter said that where possible, coun- cil will ask for financial statements. Lawson commented that after Labour Day, they will take a look at all the past summer events. "We propose after Labour Day to go through and cri- tique the events and obviously the financial informa- tion of the events will have a barring." The idea of having a special events co-ordinator sterns from Winter Carnival chairman Dave Sheppard who believes a co-ordinator not only for the carnival but other events would be beneficial. Two accidents result In injuries, report OPP EXETER - The Exeter OPP re- port nine accidents in the area last week, two of which resulted in in- juries requiring hospital treatment. Thursday, cars driven by Howard Hemphill of Stratford and Pearl Hartman of Bayfield collided on Highway 83 just west of Exeter. Police report extensive damage to both cars and that Hemphill was treated for injuries at South Huron HosPi Lastt Tuesday, vehicles driven by Beverly Thompson of Ailsa Craig and Dennis Regier of Zurich collid- ed at the intersection of Highway 4 and County Road 5. Damages were severe, say police. Last Monday, a vehicle driven by Susan Olaaville of Kirkion collided with another driven by Ray De{jar- dine of Walton on Highway 83 one concession cast of Bader. Both drivers were taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment. Last Sunday there was a three - vehicle collision on Highway 83 4 near Highway 21. Dennis Brod- hagen of Gadshill collided with the rear of a vehicle being driven by Richard Gingerich of Zurich which in turn struck the vehicle in front of him operated by Marlene Glanville of Walton. Tw f the cars were damaged severelone lightly. Also last Sunday, Paul Pakkttla of SL Thomas lost control of his vehi- cle on Highway 81, resulting in ex- tensive damage to thenar. The OPP also report finding a garment bag containing clothes which is likely to have fallen off a vehicle on Highway 21. Anyone who can identify the bag and con- tents can claim it from the OPP. The September 30th deadline is rapidly approach- ing. CaII us for an in-home review and application assistance 2294320 Gateway Business Services HARLEN WIESE Route #1 Fullerton Ontario NOK iH0