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Tlmes-Advocate, December 30, 1992
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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...
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