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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-12-30, Page 12Page 12 Tlmes-Advocate, December 30, 1992 92 :ice 7.03404V............. September 2 •Best's Ice Manufacturing in Grand Bend was sending truckloads of ice to Flaida to help with the relief effort in the aftermath of Hum - cane Andrew. Much of the state had been left without electricity. •Provincial Conservative leader Mike Hams addressed an audience of Exeter business leaders at a meeting at the Old Town Hall. Hams said he was beginning his campaign to win the next election, despite its being years away. September 9 •Grand Bend council became the fust in the region to install a user pay system for garbage collection. In an effort to cut down on garbage being shipped to the Watford landfill, council supported a plan to re- quire a S2 tag on each bag of garbage being set out at the curb. •The Grand Bend OPP were looking for the prankster who pulled the drain plug on their patrol boat, sinking it right at the dock. The boat was to be retumed to its garage in Toronto for repairs. •An 80 year old Cambridge man, formerly of Exeter, was convicted on charges of conning farmers out of S330,000. Police said they be- lieve Donald Fair'.,orn ran similar con schemes in the Exeter area. •The County's Waste Management Master Plan was now expected to be not completed until 1995. The plan was started with the aim of finding a common landfill for all Huron municipalities by 1992 or '93. September 16 • With no official explanation and no comments from the parties in- volved, Exeter's chief of police was removed from duty. The police services board apologized for the secrecy, and promised an explanation soon. •The inventor of the electric clock, George Hess of Zurich, was to be honoured with a special display at the Huron County Museum in Code - rich. Hess patented his design for his clock in 1889. •Len Lobb, a farm equipment salesman in Exeter, won his party's nomination to be the first Reform Party candidate for Huron Bruce in the next federal election. September 23 • Town council seemed quite upset that the police services board made no official statement to them about the dismissal of the chief. In other police related news, council discovered to their surprise that the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services agreed with them that the board's police budget was too high and some items should be cut back, including salaries. •Most town residents were unaware that a serious fire or exploeiott could have occurred in Exeter's core area after'PUC crews severed a gas line, forcing the evacuation of several nearbjr buildings. •Terry Fox Runs in Zurich and Exeter raised over $13,000 for can - �r research. The Zurich event was the largest contributor, but the Ex- eter run more than doubled its participation over 1991. •Some Grand Bend residents, unhappy with the prospect of paying S2 a bag for garbage collection, threatened to hire a private contractor to collect their trash. They also predicted the system will encounter trouble when seasonal residents return next spring. September 30 •A 14 -year old Huron Park youth survived a shot to the chest from a .357 magnum revolver after a group of friends had been playing with the gun at a Main SL apartment gathering. Police were saying the gun's legal owner faced charges for storing it unsafely. -Landfill operator Cecil Lewis of Clandeboye said he had proof that pollution claimed to have come from his landfill actually resulted from a faulty septic system on neighbour Pieter Nippa's property. Lewis said he hoped the Ministry of the Environment evidence would -help his case to see his landfill reopened. •Organizers of the Exeter Fall Fair said that improvements made to make the event more attractive paid off and attendance increased by 200-300 people. Muriel Gunning (left) and Marg Coates were combatants for crockinole at Queensway Mon day. We are now into 1993 and want to say "Thank You". It is only fitting that we advertise our appreciation to the peo- ple who make it possible for us to publish one of the best community newspapers in the area. In 1992 hundreds of advertisers, retailers, classified and national advertisers used frequent and consistent space in the Times - Advocate, stimulating our economy and promoting employ- ment. You, our readers responded by buying food, cloth - '92 in review October October 7 •Acting on a up from hunters passing through a bush lot, Exeter OPP seized 282 lbs of mari- juana, a quarter of which would have been mar- ketable as a narcotic with a street value of $140,000. •Students of Exeter Public School were sur- prised to find a helicopter landing in their back yard. The helicopter landed, picked up an OPP officer and later brought him back, although the OPP would not comment on the activity. •A group of Grand Bend business entrepren- eurs were informed they would not be getting a gambling casino after an announcement was made in Windsor naming that city as the site for the province's gaming centre. •Organizers of the Exeter Fall Fair warned fairgoers to proceed with caution after they re- ceived numerous complaints about Platinum Cruise, a travel package promoter. October 14 •A Pon Colborne man was listed in stable condition after a hard landing at Grand Bend airport when his main parachute failed to open. His reserve chute did but when he got close to the ground, the main chute finally opened and become tangled in the reserve. •OPP credited Bruce Hamilton of Listowel with helping to save the life of Keith McFar- land of Lucan after the latter's car left the road and overturned in a creek. •Close to 100 residents of Grand Bend and area tumed out at the Grand Bend Legion to listen a panel provide them with information about the upcoming referendum. •Zurich council gave the go-ahead to a $56,000 plan to repair and upgrade the village arena. October 21 •The fundraising dinner auction for the Hu- ron Country Playhouse held in Exeter brought total receipts of $38,000 and attracted over 400 people. •A blood donor clinic held at South Huron District High School and organized by the Aus- able River Nomads collected 223 pints of blood, surpassing its 200 -pint quota. •Exeter Machine Products of Huron Park be- came a certified supplier of Cummins Engines which they hoped would initiate expansion of the plant and the creation of 50 jobs. •Members of the Grand Bend Parking and Law Enforcement Committee prepared to em- bark on a fact-finding tour through the residen- tial area known as Plan 24, under scrutiny be- cause of problems from rental cottages and parking. October 28 • While the rest of the country voted no, 52.4 percent of voters in the Huron -Bruce riding marked their ballots 'yes' in support of the Charlottetown Accord. • Channel 10, the community channel in Exet- er, Centralia, Huron Park and Dashwood, be- gan broadcasting the first of a regular series of church services taped in four Exeter churches. •Although Hallowe'en has remained quiet in the past, Exeter Police said they weren't taking any chances and would be adding extra patrols for the evening. to the advertisers of Exeter and surrounding communities ing, shoes, Ns, sound equipment, paint, lumber, micro- waves, books, houses, farm machinery, sports equipment, jewellery, yard goods... the list is endless. We enter 1993 with great confidence that this area will enjoy greater prosperity and we look forward to the role our newspaper and its advertisers play in the economic growth. Once again "Thank You." We believe 1992 was a prosperous and good year... 211ta• 1_1